Vexilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description The shell is purpuriform. The inner lip is flattened and depressed. The outer lip, when adult, is thickened, inflected, and toothed. The aperture is wide.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
Species Species within the genus Vexilla include:
Vexilla taeniata (Powis, 1835) Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) Synonyms Vexilla (Usilla) H. Adams, 1861: synonym of Usilla H. Adams, 1861 (original rank) Vexilla fusconigra Pease, 1860: synonym of Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842) Vexilla lineata A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) Vexilla picta Swainson, 1840: synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) Vexilla thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921: synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination) Vexilla variabilis (Deshayes, 1863): synonym of Cronia avenacea (Lesson, 1842): synonym of Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842)
References
Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102
External links
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp Hedley, C. (1918). A checklist of the marine fauna of New South Wales. Part 1. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. 51: M1-M120.