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Vexillum terraqueum

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Vexillum terraqueum
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. terraqueum
Binomial name
Vexillum terraqueum
Huang, 2017

Vexillum terraqueum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:[1]

  • Honshu Island
  • Okinawa

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum terraqueum Huang, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991909 on 2018-12-31
  2. ^ Huang S.I [Shih-I]. (2017). Nine new species and one new name of the family Costellariidae from Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Visaya. 4(6): 49-70.
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