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Melvill, J. C. 1888b. Descriptions of fifteen new species of Mitra. Journal of Conchology. 5(9): 281-288; pl. 2, figs 11-25. [283; pl. 2, fig. 15]	Cited Figured Original Description Type Designation	request
Trew, A. 1987. James Cosmo Melvill's New Molluscan Names. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. 1-84pp [31]	Cited
Turner, H. 2001. Katalog der familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 1-100pp [23]	Cited
Herrmann, M. & Salisbury, R. 2014. A new species of Vexillum (Costellaria) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Marquesas with remarks on Mitra chariessa Melvill, 1888. Contributions to Natural History. 24: 57–66; pls 1-4. [pl. 3, fig. 8; 64]	Cited Figured Current Name	request

Melvill, 1888b: 288:
“NOTE.- The types of the foregoing species are in my collection, and with the exception of M. percnodictya and rhodinosphaera, of each of which only two specimens are known, and M. aerumnosa and fulvosulcata, of which there are several, are all represented as yet by single unique specimens”.

Current name:
Hans Turner (2001) synonymises Mitra chariessa Melvill 1888 under Vexillum (Costellaria) rubellum (Adams & Reeve, 1850), but Manfred Herrmann (pers. comm.) suggests that this is incorrect. Herrmann considers it a possible synonym of Vexillum scitulum (A.Adams, 1853) but further images of the shell are required before this can be confirmed.