Vexillum albotaeniatum

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Vexillum albotaeniatum
Shell of Vexillum albotaeniatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. albotaeniatum
Binomial name
Vexillum albotaeniatum
(Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra albotaeniata Hervier, 1897
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) albotaeniatum (Hervier, 1897)

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

Description[edit]

The shell is elongated with longitudinal ridges, and is white with some darker spots. The last whirl exceeds half of the total length of the shell, with a pointed lip. The shell's throat is also striated. The length of the shell reaches 14-15 millimeters, and its diameter reaches a max of 5 millimeters.[2]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Philippines.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Vexillum albotaeniatum (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
  2. ^ Hervier, J. (1 January 1897). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Mollusques, provenant de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (suite)" [Descriptions of new species of Molluscs from the archipelago of New Caledonia (continued)]. Journal de Conchyliologie (in French and Latin). 45 (1). Paris: 63–64. ISSN 0021-7719. OCLC 1605690. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 15

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