Vexillum adamsianum

Vexillum adamsianum
	Holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. adamsianum
Binomial name
	Vexillum adamsianum; Cernohorsky, 1978
Synonyms
	Vexillum (Costellaria) adamsianumCernohorsky, 1978Contents Description ; Distribution ; Trivia ; References ; External links ;

Last updated October 20, 2025

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

Description

The shell is small, between 8–17 mm (0.31–0.67 in) in length. The shell often appears in white with red-brown or purple-brown blotch. The Aperture (mollusc) is pink to purple inside.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species was found of Hawaii, Tahiti and Mozambique.^[2]

Trivia

The species is named after Mr. Andrew C. Adams from Aiea, Hawaii, to honor his contributions to the study.^[2]

References

↑ Vexillum adamsianum Cernohorsky, 1978 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2012.
1 2 3 Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (1978). "New species of Mitridae, Costellariidae and Turridae from the Hawaiian Islands with notes on Mitra sphoni in the Galapagos Islands". The Nautilus. 92. Melbourne, FL: American Malacologists, inc., etc: 65. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.

Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 14
Poppe G.T., Guillot de Suduiraut E. & Tagaro S.P. (2006) New Costellariidae from the Philippines. Visaya 1(6): 104–113.

External links

Cernohorsky W.O. (1978) New species of Mitridae, Costellariidae, and Turridae from the Hawaiian Islands with notes in Mitra sphoni in the Galapagos Islands. The Nautilus 92(3): 61–67. [27 April 1978] page(s): 64

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[WoRMS-1] Vexillum adamsianum Cernohorsky, 1978 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 July 2012.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (1978). "New species of Mitridae, Costellariidae and Turridae from the Hawaiian Islands with notes on Mitra sphoni in the Galapagos Islands". The Nautilus. 92. Melbourne, FL: American Malacologists, inc., etc: 65. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016.

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