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Vexillum balteolatum

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Vexillum balteolatum
Vexillum balteolatum (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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. balteolatum
Binomial name
Vexillum balteolatum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra balteolata Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra berthae G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 junior subjective synonym
  • Vexillum (Vexillum) balteolatum (Reeve, 1844)

Vexillum balteolatum 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 varies between 29 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum balteolatum (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598195 on 2018-12-31
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