Vexillum gembacanum

Vexillum gembacanum
Shell of Vexillum gembacanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	†V. gembacanum
Binomial name
†Vexillum gembacanum (K. Martin, 1884)
Synonyms [1]
† Mitra (Turricula) gembacanaK. Martin, 1884 ·

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.9 mm (0.31 in), its diameter 3 mm (0.12 in).

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Java and in late Miocene strata in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum gembacanum (K. Martin, 1884) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658770 on 2023-05-13

• Martin K. (1883-1887). Palaeontogische Ergebnisse von Tiefbohrungen auf Java, nebst allgemeineren Studien über das Tertiär von Java, Timor und einiger anderer Inseln. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden, ser. 1. 3: 1–380, pls I-XV.

External links

• Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .