Vexillum rubricatum

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Vexillum rubricatum
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Shell of Vexillum rubricatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. rubricatum
Binomial name
Vexillum rubricatum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra impressaReeve, 1844 (invalid: junior homonym of Mitra...)
  • Mitra rubricataReeve, 1845 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) rubricatum(Reeve, 1845) ·

Vexillum rubricatum 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 14.9 mm.

The acuminate spire is twice as long as the aperture. The teleoconch contains nine whorls, the protoconch three smooth whorls. The shell shows sixteen shallow longitudinal ribs, slightly incised by spiral striae. These are deepened in the interstices. The shell has a cream color with small brown spots at the bottom of the whorls.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Réunion and Japan.

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