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Vexillum gourgueti

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Vexillum gourgueti
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. gourgueti
Binomial name
Vexillum gourgueti
Salisbury & Herrmann, 2012
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Pusia) gourgueti Salisbury & Herrmann, 2012

Vexillum gourgueti 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 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum gourgueti Salisbury & Herrmann, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=708774 on 2018-12-31
  • Salisbury, R. A.; Herrmann, M. (2012). Three new Costellariidae species (Gastropoda) described from French Polynesia. Novapex. 13(3-4): 107-111.