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Vexillum epiphaneum

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Vexillum epiphaneum
Shell of Vexillum epiphaneum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. epiphaneum
Binomial name
Vexillum epiphaneum
(Rehder, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Pusia epiphanea Rehder, 1943 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) epiphaneum (Rehder, 1943)

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off Bermuda.

References[edit]

  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.