| Vexillum takakuwai | |
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| Vexillum takakuwai | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. takakuwai |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & M. Azuma, 1974 | |
Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 27 mm and 70 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off in the East China Sea, off Japan, the Philippines and Queensland, Australia.
References
- 1 2 Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 December 2010.
- Cernohorsky, W. O.; Azuma, M. (1974). Description of a new species of Vexillidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Japan. Venus. 33(1): 7–10
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 63
External links
- "Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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