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Vexillum obeliscus
Taxonomy
Mitra obeliscus was named by Reeve (1844). It is extant.
It was recombined as Turricula obeliscus by Schepman (1907); it was recombined as Vexillum obeliscus by Salisbury et al. (2024).
It was recombined as Turricula obeliscus by Schepman (1907); it was recombined as Vexillum obeliscus by Salisbury et al. (2024).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. analoga, V. angustissima, V. approxima, V. attiguum, V. avellanum, V. batavianum, V. batavianum, V. bellum, V. borsoni, V. canaliculatum, V. capense, V. cellulifera, V. cervilirata, V. cincta, V. consanguineum, V. costellaris, V. crebricostatum, V. cruentatum, V. ctenotum, V. decipiens, V. gedinganense, V. hastatum, V. laevicostata, V. lintoidea, V. lirocostata, V. marrowi, V. minuta, V. multiostata, V. notabilis, V. ornatum, V. pluricostatum, V. pricardium, V. radix, V. rectiplicata, V. roemeri, V. setsukoae, V. shurmanni, V. similis, V. subglobosum, V. sucabumianum, V. taeniataeformis, V. taeniatum, V. tallahalaensis, V. terebellum, V. triptum, V. turritum, V. vulpeca, V. vulpecula, V. inornatum, V. montense, V. subcostatum, V. cellulifera, V. bellum, V. biarritzensis, V. cernohorskyi, V. curentatum, V. discoloria, V. festum, V. fuscoapicatum, V. gembacana, V. gembacana, V. leucozonias, V. lirocostatum, V. obeliscum, V. progoensis, V. radius, V. roseum, V. sanguisuga, V. stainforthi, V. strasfogeli, V. subtruncatum, V. syntonum, V. thangaense, V. tortuosum, V. vexans, V. vindobonense, V. zebuense, V. approximatum, V. glandiforme, V. microzonias, V. aciculum, V. amblipleura, V. barbieri, V. barnardense, V. berkeyi, V. boreocinctum, V. cimbrica, V. climacoton, V. climax, V. cnestum, V. ctenotum, V. gliberti, V. gunteri, V. hamadryados, V. hamadryas, V. hastatum, V. healeyi, V. macfadyeni, V. mangilopse, V. mikkulum, V. myrum, V. pliactulum, V. pluricostulata, V. syrum, V. triptum, V. willcoxi, V. willcoxi, V. batavianum, V. coccineum, V. subdivisum, V. vavakuana, V. vulpecula
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2026-05-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2026-05-23
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1844 | Mitra obeliscus Reeve |
| 1907 | Turricula obeliscus Schepman p. 168 |
| 2024 | Vexillum obeliscus Salisbury et al. |
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Vexillum obeliscus Reeve 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene | Philippines (Tayabas) | Vexillum obeliscus (41523 41524) | |
| Pliocene | Fiji | Vexillum obeliscus (78073) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Fiji | Vexillum obeliscus (94832) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Indonesia | Vexillum obeliscus (67971) | |
| Pleistocene | Indonesia | Turricula obeliscus (278851) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Djibouti | Mitra obeliscus (96792) |