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Vexillum hilare

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Vexillum hilare
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. hilare
Binomial name
Vexillum hilare
(Kuroda, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Mitropifex hilaris Kuroda & Habe, 1971
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) hilare (Kuroda, 1971) ·

Vexillum hilare 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 17.6 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ Vexillum hilare (Kuroda, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. pp. i–xix, 1–741 (Japanese), 121 pls., 1–489 (English), 1–51 (index).