Little Fox Mitre (species: Vexillum vulpecula) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Vexillum vulpecula
Little Fox Mitre


©Lyle Vail: Vexillum vulpecula in the Lizard Island lagoon.

©Lyle Vail: Vexillum vulpecula in the Lizard Island lagoon.

©Johanna Werminghausen: Vexillum vulpecula with an anemone on its shell in a seagrass bed at Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Costellariidae
Genus Vexillum
Species Vexillum vulpecula

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)
  • Up to 6 cm (specimens observed at Lizard Island)

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Distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.