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Vexillum chibaense

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Vexillum chibaense
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. chibaense
Binomial name
Vexillum chibaense
Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pusia chibaensis Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999
  • Vexillum (Pusia) chibaense (R. Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.7 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.

References

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  • Salisbury, R. A.; Rosenberg, G. (1999). Description of a new species of Pusia (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from Japan. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 149: 93-97.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 23