Vexillum buriasense

Vexillum buriasense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. buriasense
Binomial name
Vexillum buriasense (Tomlin, 1920)
Synonyms [1]
Mitra buriasensisTomlin, 1920 (original combination) Mitra elegansReeve, 1845 (junior secondary homonym of Voluta elegansLink, 1807; Mitra buriasensis is a replacement name) Vexillum (Costellaria) buriasense(Tomlin, 1920)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 23 mm. It is in a spiral shape and is white and cream in color.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

References

1. Vexillum buriasense (Tomlin, 1920) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Lea, H. C. 1841. Descriptions of some new species of fossil shells from the Eocene at Claiborne, Alabama. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 1, 40(9):92-103, 1 pl

External links

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