Vexillum epigonus | |
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Shell of Vexillum epigonus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum |
Species: | V. epigonus |
Binomial name | |
Vexillum epigonus Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Vexillum (Costellaria) epigonus R. Salisbury & E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006 |
Vexillum epigonus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea.
References
- โ Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut. 2006. Visaya Volume: 1 Issue: 6 Pages: 90โ103. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- โ Vexillum epigonus Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Salisbury, R. A.; Guillot de Suduiraut, E. (2006). Five new Costellariidae from the Philippine Islands taken by tangle net fisherman (Gastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Visaya. 1(6): 90-103
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