Vexillum caelatum

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Vexillum caelatum
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Drawing of a shell of Vexillum caelatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. caelatum
Binomial name
Vexillum caelatum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra caelataReeve, 1845
  • Turricula caelata(Reeve,1845)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) caelatum(Reeve, 1845)

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

Description

The length of the shell is between 10.1 and 25 mm. [2] [3]

The color of the shell is yellowish or chestnut-brown, with an indistinct lighter band. [4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Mozambique, American Samoa, Vanuatu and Vietnam. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Vexillum caelatum (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods - Vexillum (Costellaria) caelatum". Conchology.
  3. ↑ Claudio Galli. "WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBase". Conchology.
  4. ↑ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV


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