Vexillum emiliae

Vexillum emiliae
	Vexillum emiliae (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. emiliae
Binomial name
	Vexillum emiliae; (Schmeltz, 1874)
Synonyms
	Turricula emiliae Schmeltz, 1874 (original combination); Turricula plicatula Pease, W.H., 1868; Vexillum plicatula Pease, W.H., 1868; Vexillum (Costellaria) emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874); Vexillum (Pusia) emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874);

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 12.5 mm.

(Described as Turricula plicatula ) The fusiform shell is attenuated at both ends, longitudinally irregularly plicately ribbed. The ribs becomie obsolete on back of the body whorl. They are transversely very finely striate. The shell is contracted and recurved at its base. The base is encircled by granulose ribs. The columella is four-plaited. The shell is reddish-chestnut, encircled by two or three yellowish bands. ^[2]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Hawaii, the Tuamotus and the Philippines

References[edit]

^ Vexillum emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
^ Pease, W. H. (1868 ("1867") ). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 211-222

Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.

External links[edit]

[WoRMS-1] Vexillum emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

[2] Pease, W. H. (1868 ("1867") ). Descriptions of marine Gasteropodæ, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(3): 211-222

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