Vexillum adamsi

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Vexillum adamsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. adamsi
Binomial name
Vexillum adamsi
(Dohrn, 1861)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mitra adamsiDohrn, 1861
  • Vexillum (Pusia) adamsi(Dohrn, 1861)

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

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum adamsi (Dohrn, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889893 on 2018-12-31