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Vexillum salisburyi

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Vexillum salisburyi
Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi
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. salisburyi
Binomial name
Vexillum salisburyi
Cernohorsky, 1976
Synonyms[1]
  • Pusia salisburyi W.O. Cernohorsky, 1976
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) daniellae Drivas, J. & M. Jay, 1989
  • Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi Cernohorsky, 1976

Vexillum salisburyi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Description

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The shell size varies between 8 mm and 15 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion and the Mascarene Basin; and in the Western Pacific Ocean off the Philippines and Hawaii; also off Australia (Queensland).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi Cernohorsky, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.