Vexillum harmati

Vexillum harmati
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	†V. harmati
Binomial name
†Vexillum harmati Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1954
Synonyms
† Vexillum (Costellaria) harmatiCsepreghy-Meznerics, 1954

Vexillum harmati 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 24 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in the former Paratethys Sea.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum harmati Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1954 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515541 on 2023-03-29

External links

• Csepreghy-Meznerics, I. (1954). Helvetische und tortonische Fauna aus dem östlichen Cserhatgebirge. Jahrbuch der Ungarischen Geologischen Anstalt. 41/1, 1-185
• Harzhauser, M. & Landau, B. (2021). An overlooked diversity—the Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4982(1): 1-70
• https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515541