Vexillum epiphaneum

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Vexillum epiphaneum
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Shell of Vexillum epiphaneum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. epiphaneum
Binomial name
Vexillum epiphaneum
(Rehder, 1943)
Synonyms
  • Pusia epiphaneaRehder, 1943 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) epiphaneum(Rehder, 1943)

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

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off Bermuda.

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