Vexilla (gastropod)

Vexilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The shell is purpuriform. The inner lip is flattened and depressed. The outer lip, when adult, is thickened, inflected, and toothed. The aperture is wide.

Species

Species within the genus Vexilla include:

• Vexilla taeniata <small>(Powis, 1835</small>)
• Vexilla vexillum <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>

• Vexilla (Usilla) <small>H. Adams, 1861</small>: synonym of Usilla <small>H. Adams, 1861</small> (original rank)
• Vexilla fusconigra <small>Pease, 1860</small>: synonym of Usilla avenacea <small>(Lesson, 1842)</small>
• Vexilla lineata <small>A. Adams, 1854</small>: synonym of Vexilla vexillum <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
• Vexilla picta <small>Swainson, 1840</small>: synonym of Vexilla vexillum <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
• Vexilla thaanumi <small>Pilsbry, 1921</small>: synonym of Vexilla vexillum <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> (original combination)
• Vexilla variabilis <small>(Deshayes, 1863)</small>: synonym of Cronia avenacea <small>(Lesson, 1842)</small>: synonym of Usilla avenacea <small>(Lesson, 1842)</small>

References

• Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102

External links

• Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp
• Hedley, C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 51: M1-M120.