Vexillum ziervogelii
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. ziervogelii
Binomial name
Vexillum ziervogelii
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cancellaria ziervogeliana Lamarck, 1822
  • Voluta ziervogelii Gmelin, 1791
  • Zierliana strombiforme (J.F. Gmelin, 1791)
  • Zierliana ziervogelii (Gmelin, 1791)

Vexillum ziervogelii 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 27 mm.

The color of the shell is dark chocolate-brown, the aperture and the columella are white or slightly tinged with light chocolate.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum ziervogelii (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957179 on 2018-12-31
  2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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