Vexillum sykesi
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. sykesi
Binomial name
Vexillum sykesi
(Melvill, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Pusia) sykesi Melvill, 1925 (basionym)
  • Pusia sykesi (Melvill, 1925)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) sykesi (Melvill, 1925) ·
  • Vexillum moisei (J.C. Melvill, 1925)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

Vexillum sykesi can be found in Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, and Panama.[2]; also off Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Rosengberg, G. "WoRMS Taxon Details". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  • Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.
  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp


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