Vexillum vespula
Vexillum vespula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. vespula
Binomial name
Vexillum vespula
Turner & Marrow, 2001
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) vespula H. Turner & Marrow, 2001

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

Description

The shell size is 16 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the seas off the Philippines.

References

  • Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new Vexillum (Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100, page(s): 67
  • "Vexillum (Costellaria) vespula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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