Vexillum epigonus

Vexillum epigonus
Shell of Vexillum epigonus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. epigonus
Binomial name
Vexillum epigonus Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006 [1]
Synonyms
Vexillum (Costellaria) epigonusR. Salisbury & E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006

Vexillum epigonus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea.

References

1. Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut. 2006. Visaya Volume: 1 Issue: 6 Pages: 90–103. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
2. Vexillum epigonus Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Salisbury, R. A.; Guillot de Suduiraut, E. (2006). Five new Costellariidae from the Philippine Islands taken by tangle net fisherman (Gastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Visaya. 1(6): 90-103