Vexillum adornatum

Vexillum adornatum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum adornatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. adornatum
Binomial name
Vexillum adornatum (Tomlin, 1920)
Synonyms [1]
Mitra ornataA.Adams, 1851 Mitra adornataTomlin, 1920

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

Description

The white shell has chestnut bands, or is dark colored with white bands. The acute shell is oblong-fusiform. Its acute whorls show revolving striae between the ribs. The shell consists of nine whorls, angulate at the sutures. The anterior part of the body whorl is slightly umbilicate and recurved. The columella contains four plaits. The outer lip is slightly angulate. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum adornatum (Tomlin, 1920). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1597893 on 2023-02-25
2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
3. Descriptions of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra,, from the Cumingian Collection - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.18-19 (1850-1851)

• Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
• Patterson Edward, J. K.; Ravinesh, R. & Biju Kumar, A. (2022). Molluscs of the Gulf of Mannar, India and adjacent waters: A fully illustrated guide. Suganthi Devadason Marien Research Institute & Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala. Tuticorin. i-xx, 1–524.

External links

• Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1920). On certain of Link's names in the Mitridae. The Nautilus. 33(4): 133-134