Vexillum anthracinum

Vexillum anthracinum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum anthracinum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. anthracinum
Binomial name
Vexillum anthracinum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
Mitra anthracinaReeve, 1844 Zierliana anthracina(Reeve, 1844)

Vexillum anthracinum 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 13.5 mm.

The shell is covered by a smooth, black epidermis. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum anthracinum (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957174 on 2018-12-31
2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
• Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626