Vexillum exasperatum
- Usual depth3–32 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, October, and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Vexillum exasperatum, common name: the roughened mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 19 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 15 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 22 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 21 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–32 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ハマヅト
- Simplified Chinese
- 刺繡蛹筆螺
Other scientific names: Arenimitra michaelis, Mitra (Costellaria) exasperata, Mitra arenosa, Mitra exasperata, Mitra torulosa, Turricula exasperata, Vexillum (Costellaria) angelettii, Vexillum (Costellaria) exasperatum, Vexillum hadfieldi, Voluta corrugata, Voluta exasperata, Voluta turricula
Similar species
- Regal miter
Vexillum citrinum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 694 open-data records from 1791 to 2015.
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