Vexillum lyratum

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Vexillum lyratum
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.216956 - Vexillum lyratum (Lamarck, 1822) - Costellariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Shell of Vexillum lyratum (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. lyratum
Binomial name
Vexillum lyratum
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Mitra lyrataLamarck, 1822 (original combination)
  • Turricula lyrata(Lamarck, 1822)
  • Vexillum (Vexillum) lyratum(Lamarck, 1822)

Vexillum lyratum 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 55 mm.

The ribs are narrow and sharp. The color of the shell is light olive or ash, with narrow dark chocolate or blackish revolving bauds. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off Madagascar, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the South China Sea; also off Papua New Guinea and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).

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References

  1. Vexillum lyratum (Lamarck, 1822) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .