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Vexilla vexillum Vexillum Rock Shell, Vexillate Jopas, Ribboned Jopas

Vexilla vexillum is commonly referred to as Vexillum Rock Shell, Vexillate Jopas, Ribboned Jopas. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Vexilla-vexillum-o01_Parasitic on sea urchins, Hawaii 2021


Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
14142 
AphiaID:
215762 
Scientific:
Vexilla vexillum 
German:
Gebänderte Jopas 
English:
Vexillum Rock Shell, Vexillate Jopas, Ribboned Jopas 
Category:
Slakken 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Vexilla (Genus) > vexillum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Tansania 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3,0cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Parasitic 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-09-29 20:49:26 

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Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)

Parasitic snail on sea urchins. Often collected for its brightly coloured shell. Used also as food in Indochinese countries. Can be found on shallow subtidal waters.

Synonymised names:
Strombus vexillum Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Vexilla lineata A. Adams, 1853 (synonym)
Vexilla picta Swainson, 1840
Vexilla thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921 (original combination)

External links

  1. marinelifephotography.com (en). Abgerufen am 29.09.2021.
  2. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 29.09.2021.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 29.09.2021.

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Vexilla-vexillum-o02_Parasitic on sea urchins, Hawaii 2021
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Vexilla-vexillum-o01_Parasitic on sea urchins, Hawaii 2021

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