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Vexillum balicasagense

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Vexillum balicasagense
Shell of Vexillum balicasagense (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. balicasagense
Binomial name
Vexillum balicasagense
Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) balicasagense Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006

Vexillum balicasagense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum balicasagense Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=747012 on 2018-12-31
  • Salisbury, R. A.; Guillot de Suduiraut, E. (2006). Five new Costellariidae from the Philippine Islands taken by tangle net fisherman (Gastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Visaya. 1(6): 90-103