Vexillum balteolatum

Description

Genus Vexillum

(L. vexillum : flag ) (pl. vexilla) The upper and usually largest petal of a papilionaceous flower, as in peas and sweet peas.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Caenogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Neogastropoda () - Thiele, 1929
        Superfamily: Muricoidea () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Costellariidae () - Macdonald, 1860
        Genus: Vexillum ()
        Specific name: balteolatum
        Scientific name: - Vexillum balteolatum

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Vexillum

There are approximately 396 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

V. accincta (Silver Mojarra) · V. accinctum · V. aciculum · V. acromiale · V. acuminatum · V. acuminatum politum · V. acupictum · V. adamsi · V. adamsianum · V. affinis · V. alauda · V. albocinctum · V. alveolus · V. alvinobalani · V. amabile · V. amabilis · V. amanda · V. amanda marciae · V. amandum · V. amblipleura · V. angustissimum · V. antonelli · V. appelii · V. approximatum · V. arracanensis · V. aureolatum · V. aureolineatum · V. australe · V. australis (Yawning Stardrum) · V. balteolatum · V. baltoelatum · V. bancalanense · V. barnardense · V. batavianum · V. bellum · V. berkeyi · V. bernhardina · V. bilineatum · V. bipartitum · V. bizonale · V. blandulum · V. brionae (Softhead Stardrum) · V. brunneolinea · V. buriasense · V. cadaverosum · V. cadaverosum revelata · V. caffrum · V. callipictum · V. caloxestum · V. canaliculatum · V. cancellariodes · V. cancellarioides · V. cancellaroides · V. capricornea · V. castum · V. catenatum · V. cavea · V. cellulifera · V. cervilirata · V. chestum · V. chickcharneorum · V. choslenae · V. cinctella (Silverfish) · V. cithara · V. citrinum · V. citrinum f. filiareginae · V. citrinum filiareginae · V. climax · V. cnestum · V. coccineum · V. collinsoni · V. compressum · V. compta (Skeete) · V. concentrica · V. concentricum · V. consanguineum · V. cookorum · V. cophinum · V. corallina (Ray) · V. corallinum · V. corbicula · V. corbiculum · V. corcantum · V. coronatum · V. corrugata (Lusitanian Cow-Nose Ray) · V. cosmani · V. costatum · V. costellaria · V. costellaris · V. crebrilirata · V. cremans · V. crocatum · V. crocatum concinnum · V. crocatum cumingii · V. cruentata · V. cruentata proxima · V. cruentatum · V. cryptidulum · V. cryzum · V. ctenotum

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Notes

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Contributors

BioSystematic Database of World Diptera
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 09, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Pippen, Jeffrey S. Jeff's Nature Page. Accessed December 8, 2007.
Thomson, Christian (from Diptera).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:

Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]

Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16599750
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2270588