WoRMS taxon details
Vexillum amabile (Reeve, 1845)
596889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:596889)
accepted
Species
Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted
Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Pusia amabilis (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
Vexillum (Pusia) amabile (Reeve, 1845) · unaccepted
marine
(of Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Vexillum amabile (Reeve, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=596889 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845) Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus <i>Mitra</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pl. 1-7, August 1844; pl. 8-15, September 1844; pl. 16-19, October 1844; pl. 20-23, November 1844; pl. 24-27, December 1844; pl. 28-29, January 1845; pl. 30 imprinted March 1844, presumably March 1845; pl. 31-39, March 1845]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231 [details]
original description (of Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 172. [details]
original description (of Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850) Gould, A. A. (1850). [descriptions of new species of shells from the United States Exploring Expedition]. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 3: 151-156, 169–172, 214-218, 252–256, 275–278, 292–296, 309–312, 343–348., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8870453
page(s): 172. [details]
Other
additional source
Salisbury, R., Gori, S. & Rosado, J. (2024). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Mozambique with the description of 10 new Indo-Pacific species. <em>Visaya.</em> supplement 19: 3-116.
page(s): pl. 3 fig. 4 [details]
page(s): pl. 3 fig. 4 [details]





To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pusia amabilis (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850)
To Malacopics (Vexillum amabile (Reeve, 1845) Israel, Darom, Eilat, on coral, at .3-.9 m depth, co...
To NHMUK collection (Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2382958) (from synonym Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pusia amabilis (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Pusia amabilis (Reeve, 1845))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850)
To Malacopics (Vexillum amabile (Reeve, 1845) Israel, Darom, Eilat, on coral, at .3-.9 m depth, co...
To NHMUK collection (Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845; SYNTYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:2382958) (from synonym Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra encausta A. Gould, 1850)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Pusia amabilis (Reeve, 1845))