Vexillum venustulum

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Vexillum venustulum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum venustulum (holotype)
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. venustulum
Binomial name
Vexillum venustulum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]

Mitra venustula Reeve, 1844

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

Description[edit]

(Original description) The shell is ovate with an acuminated spire. The whorls are convex and longitudinaly granosely ribbed . The shell is bright yellow, encircled with two or three narrow dark chesnut zones. The columella is four-plaited. [2]

References[edit]

  • Poppe, G. T.; Tagaro, S.; Salisbury, R. A. (2009). New species of Mitridae and Costellariidae from the Philippines. Visaya Supplement. 4: 1-86.

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