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Vexillum pantherinum

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Vexillum pantherinum
Shell of Vexillum pantherinum (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. pantherinum
Binomial name
Vexillum pantherinum
Herrmann & Salisbury, 2012
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) pantherinum Herrmann & Salisbury, 2012

Vexillum pantherinum 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 13.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in French Polynesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum pantherinum Herrmann & Salisbury, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=712144 on 2018-12-31
  • Herrmann, M.; Salisbury, R. A. (2012). New deep water Vexillum (Costellaria) species from French Polynesia with new records of Vexillum (Costellaria) vicmanoui Turner & Marrow, 2001 and Vexillum (Costellaria) hoaraui Guillot de Suduiraut, 2007 (Gastropoda: Costellariidae). Gloria Maris. 51(5-6): 105–148.