Vexillum coccineum

Vexillum coccineum
Shell of Vexillum coccineum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. coccineum
Binomial name
Vexillum coccineum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
Mitra coccineaReeve, 1844 Vexillum (Vexillum) coccineum(Reeve, 1844)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 58 and 76 mm (2.3 and 3.0 in).

(Original description) The shell is elongately fusiform. The spire is acuminated. The whorls are longitudinally obtusely ribbed, interstices transversely elevately striated. The ribs of the last whorls are somewhat indistinct. The shell is bright scarlet encircled by a simple white belt. The columella is four-plaited. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan; in the South China Sea.

References

1. Vexillum coccineum (Reeve, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
2. 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.