Vexillum gagei

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Vexillum gagei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. gagei
Binomial name
Vexillum gagei
Salisbury, 2011
Synonyms [1]

Vexillum (Pusia) gageiSalisbury, 2011

Vexillum gagei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marshall Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum gagei Salisbury, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571912 on 2018-12-31
  2. Salisbury R.A. (2011) Nine new Hawaiian Costellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). In: Severns M., Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells: 521-529. Conchbooks, Hackenheim.