Vexillum hilare

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Vexillum hilare
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. hilare
Binomial name
Vexillum hilare
(Kuroda, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Mitropifex hilarisKuroda & Habe, 1971
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) hilare(Kuroda, 1971) ·

Vexillum hilare 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 attains 17.6 mm.

Distribution

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

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References

  1. Vexillum hilare (Kuroda, 1971) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.