Journal article
New Records of Mitriform Gastropods from Japan with Description of Vexillum (Pusia) charlesi n. sp. (Neogastropoda : Muricoidea : Costellariidae)
Venus, v 60(1-2), pp 7-14
30 Jun 2001
Abstract
New additions to the Japanese marine molluscan fauna are here recorded : Neocancilla kayae Cernohorsky, 1978, hitherto known only from the Hawaiian Islands, Vexillum (Costellaria) delicatum (A. Adams, 1853) known from the tropical Indo-West Pacific, and V. (Nodicostellaria) sauternesense Suduiraut, 1997 known from the Philippines. V. (Pusia) charlesi n. sp. was previously known only as an undescribed species from the Philippines, but has recently also been found in Japan and is here described. Thala maxmarrowi Cernohorsky, 1980, originally described from Okinawa, is recorded from the Kii Peninsula, central Honshu.
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- Title
- New Records of Mitriform Gastropods from Japan with Description of Vexillum (Pusia) charlesi n. sp. (Neogastropoda : Muricoidea : Costellariidae)
- Creators
- Hans Turner - Department of Malacology, Academy of Natural SciencesPaul Callomon - Department of Malacology, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Publication Details
- Venus, v 60(1-2), pp 7-14
- Publisher
- The Malacological Society of Japan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Malacology; Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991019335222604721