Vexillum cubanum

Vexillum cubanum
Shell of Vexillum cubanum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. cubanum
Binomial name
Vexillum cubanum Aguayo & Rehder, 1936
Synonyms [1]
Mitra cruzanaNowell-Usticke, 1959 Vexillum cruzanaG.W. Nowell-Usticke, 1959 Vexillum (Pusia) cubanumAguayo & Rehder, 1936 ·

Vexillum cubanum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. ^[1] These are non broadcast spawning and are not found in trochophore phase(an early larval type state).

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.Due to being from family of costellariidae it shares similarities to other members of the family such as a high spire,narrow aperture and a well developed siphonal canal.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cuba in near Western atlantic and in the Caribbean Sea.This region is mainly known for it's seamounts and knolls. ^[1]

References

1. Vexillum cubanum Aguayo & Rehder, 1936 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Aguayo, C. G. & Rehder, H. A. (1936). New marine mollusks from Cuba. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural Felipe Poey. 9: 263-268, plate 24
• Nowell-Usticke, G.W. (1959) A Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix U. S. Virgin Islands with Random Annotations. G.W. Nowell-Usticke, St. Croix, 90 pp., 4 pls.