Vexillum germaineae | |
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Shell of Vexillum germaineae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum |
Species: | V. germaineae |
Binomial name | |
Vexillum germaineae Herrmann & Salisbury, 2014 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Vexillum (Costellaria) germaineae Herrmann & Salisbury, 2014 |
Vexillum germaineae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.
References
- 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum germaineae Herrmann & Salisbury, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=764960 on 2018-12-31
- Herrmann, M. & Salisbury, R. A. (2014). A new species of Vexillum (Costellaria) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Marquesas with remarks on Mitra chariessa Melvill, 1888. Contributions to Natural History. 24: 57–66
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