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Vexillum macrospira

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Vexillum macrospira
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum macrospira
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. macrospira
Binomial name
Vexillum macrospira
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra macrospira A. Adams, 1853 superseded combination
  • Vexillum macrospirum (A. Adams, 1853)

Vexillum macrospira 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 33 mm.

A whitish, pyramidal-turreted species with a produced acuminate spire. It is ornated with irregular rows of chestnut spots. The whorls are slightly convex with longitudinal smooth ribs. The short aperture has a narrowed base. The outer lip is dilated anteriorly. The columella is five-plaited.[2]

The shell is whitish or yellowish, with rows of chestnut spots.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off India.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum macrospira (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591509 on 2018-12-31
  2. ^ Arthur Adams, escriptions of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection; Annals And Magazine of Natural History vol. 12 1853
  3. ^ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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