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Vexillum kathiewayae

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Vexillum kathiewayae
Shell of Vexillum kathiewayae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. kathiewayae
Binomial name
Vexillum kathiewayae
Salisbury, Herrmann & Dekkers, 2012
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) kathiewayae Salisbury, Herrmann & Dekkers, 2012

Vexillum kathiewayae 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 23.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum kathiewayae Salisbury, Herrmann & Dekkers, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599791 on 2018-12-31
  • Salisbury, R. A.; Herrmann, M.; Dekkers, A. M. (2012). Description of a new red-spotted costellarid (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Indo-Pacific with remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) unifasciatum (Wood, 1828) and Vexillum (Costellaria) clathratum (Reeve, 1844). Conchylia. 42(1-4): 27-37
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