Vexillum intermittens

Vexillum intermittens
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum intermittens (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	†V. intermittens
Binomial name
†Vexillum intermittens (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880)
Synonyms
† Mitra (Costellaria) intermittensR. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880

Vexillum intermittens 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 varies between 11 mm and 18 mm, its diameter between 3.5 mm and 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 intermittens (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515545 on 2023-04-05

External links

• Hoernes R. & Auinger M. (1880). Die Gastropoden der Meeres-Ablagerungen der ersten und zweiten miocänen Mediterran-Stufe der österreichisch-üngarischen Monarchie. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt. 12(2): 53-113, pls 7-12
• Harzhauser, M. & Landau, B. (2021). An overlooked diversity—the Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4982(1): 1-70