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Vexillum varicosum

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Vexillum varicosum
Shell of Vexillum varicosum
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. varicosum
Binomial name
Vexillum varicosum
Turner , 2008[1]
Synonyms[2]

Vexillum (Costellaria) varicosum Turner, 2008

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 38 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  • Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105–125. [27 June 2008] page(s): 109
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