Vexillum michaui

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Vexillum michaui
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.217008 - Vexillum michaui (Crosse & Fischer, 1864) - Costellariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Vexillum michaui (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. michaui
Binomial name
Vexillum michaui
Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
Synonyms [1]
  • Mitra alaudaSowerby II& Sowerby III, 1874
  • Mitra deshayesi var. nigricansDautzenberg & Bouge, 1923 (non Pease, 1865)
  • Mitra michauiCrosse & P. Fischer, 1864 (basionym)
  • Vexillum alauda(Sowerby II, 1874)
  • Vexillum deshayesii alauda(Sowerby II, 1874)

Vexillum michaui is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]

Contents

There are two subspecies:

Description

The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean in the Mascarene Basin and Mozambique; off the Philippines, Vietnam, the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum michaui (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=752112 on 2023-04-16


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