Vexillum recticosta

Vexillum recticosta
Shell of † Vexillum recticosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	†V. recticosta
Binomial name
†Vexillum recticosta (Bellardi, 1850)
Synonyms
† Mitra (Costellaria) recticostaBellardi, 1850 superseded combination † Mitra recticostaBellardi, 1850 superseded combination † Turricula recticosta(Bellardi, 1850) superseded combination

Vexillum recticosta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. ^[1]

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Miocene strata in Piedmont, Italia.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum recticosta (Bellardi, 1850) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473092 on 2023-05-01

• Bałuk, W. (1997). Middle Miocene (Badenian) gastropods from Korytnica, Poland; Part III. Acta Geologica Polonica. 47/1-2, 1-75.

External links

• Bellardi, L. (1850). Monografia delle mitre fossili del Piemonte. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino, serie seconda. 11: 1-34, pls 1, 2