Vexillum praefulguratum

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Vexillum praefulguratum
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Shell of Vexillum praefulguratum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. praefulguratum
Binomial name
Vexillum praefulguratum
Poppe, 2008

Vexillum praefulguratum 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 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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