Vexitomina

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Vexitomina metcalfei 001.jpg

| image_caption = Shells of Vexitomina metcalfei

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| taxon = Vexitomina

| authority = Powell, 1942

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

| type_species = Drillia metcalfei

| type_species_authority = Angas, 1867

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Vexitomina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.{{WRMS species|225231|Vexitomina Powell, 1942||16 April 2010}}

Species

Species within the genus Vexitomina include:

  • Vexitomina coriorudis (Hedley, 1922){{WRMS species|435206|Vexitomina coriorudis (Hedley, 1922)||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867){{WRMS species|435207|Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867)||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina metcalfei (Angas, 1867){{WRMS species|435209|Vexitomina metcalfei (Angas, 1867)||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina radulaeformis (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876){{WRMS species|435212|Vexitomina radulaeformis (Weinkauff & Kobelt, 1876)||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina regia (Reeve, 1842){{WRMS species|435213|Vexitomina regia (Reeve, 1842)||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina sinensis Ma, 1989{{WRMS species|435214|Vexitomina sinensis Ma, 1989||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina suavis (Smith E. A., 1888){{WRMS species|435215|Vexitomina suavis (Smith E. A., 1888)||16 April 2010}}
  • Vexitomina torquata Laseron, 1954{{WRMS species|435216|Vexitomina torquata Laseron, 1954||16 April 2010}}

;Species brought into synonymy:

  • Vexitomina chinensis Ma, 1989: synonym of Paradrillia patruelis (E. A. Smith, 1875)
  • Vexitomina garrardi Laseron, 1954:{{WRMS species|435208|Vexitomina garrardi Laseron, 1954||16 April 2010}} synonym of Vexitomina coxi (Angas, 1867)
  • Vexitomina optabilis (Murdock & Suter, 1906):{{WRMS species|435210|Vexitomina optabilis (Murdock & Suter, 1906)||16 April 2010}} synonym of Awateria optabilis (R. Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
  • Vexitomina pilazona Laseron, 1954:{{WRMS species|435211|Vexitomina pilazona Laseron, 1954||16 April 2010}} synonym of Vexitomina torquata Laseron, 1954

References

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  • Powell, 1942 [Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2: 77]
  • Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1–12.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1-23
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1969. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part. 2. The subfamily Turriculinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(10): 207–415, pls 188-324
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.