Vexillum oleaceum
Shell of Vexillum oleaceum (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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. oleaceum
Binomial name
Vexillum oleaceum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Mitra nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (invalid: secondary junior homonym...)
  • Mitra oleacea Reeve, 1844 (original combination)
  • Mitra quoyi Deshayes, 1844
  • Strigatella oleacea (Reeve, 1844)
  • Zierliana nigra (L.A. Reeve, 1844)
  • Zierliana oleacea (Reeve, 1844)
  • Zierliana quoyi (L.A. Reeve, 1844)

Vexillum oleaceum, commonly known as the olive-like mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 23.8 mm.

(Original description) The shell is oblong-ovate, Buccinum-shaped, with a short spire. The whorls are convex, smooth and covered with a shining olive-brown horny epidermis.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References

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