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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 213038 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Vexillum rusticum   (Reeve, 1845)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 213 Costellariidae (costellate mitre shells) - show full list Common Name: [a costellate mitre shell] Organism Type: a costellate mitre shell Synonyms: Vexillum (Costellaria) rusticum Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 213904     Vexillum spp.

Taxon Notes:	Most records of this species from Australia are mis-identifcations of Vexillum (Costellaria) kathiewayae, and all Australian records need to be re-examined to determine their correct identity (see Salisbury et al., 2012.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1fc8a94a-c067-40eb-9050-9e432c628e0a Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:416766 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Wilson, B., 1994, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt II. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:	Salisbury, R.A., Herrmann, M., Dekkers, A.M., 2012. Description of a new red-spotted costellarid (Gastropodas: Costellariidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) unifasciatum (Wood, 1828) and Vexillum (Costellaria) clathratum (Reeve, 1844)., Conchylia, Vol. 42(1-4): 27-37.