Vexillum scitulum

Vexillum scitulum
Shell of Vexillum scitulum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. scitulum
Binomial name
Vexillum scitulum (A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms [1]
Mitra chariessaMelvill, 1888 · Mitra interpunctata Odhner, 1919 Mitra scitulaA. Adams, 1853 Vexillum (Costellaria) interpunctatumOdhner, N.H.J., 1920 Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum(A. Adams, 1853)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 36 mm.

A small, turreted, fusiform and light-coloured species, with rather flat whorls, undulating axial ribs and clathrated interstices. The whorls are sprinkled with red spots. The aperture is narrow at the top. The base of the shell is slightly recurved. The columella is four-plaited. ^[2]

(Described as Mitra chariessa) The shell is fusiform. The spire is elongate and turreted. The whorls are somewhat angled, delicately plaited beneath the suture, longitudinally very frequently ribbed, the interstices latticed. The colour is pure white. The columella four-plaited.

A remarkably beautiful shell, pure white with a very slight pinkish tinge, of exquisite sculpture and texture. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Persian Gulf, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Mozambique and in the South China Sea.

References

1. Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum (A. Adams, 1853) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 14 December 2010.
2. Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1901). The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Seas as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F. W. Townsend, 1893-1900, with descriptions of new species. Part 1, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Scaphopoda. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1901 (2): 327-460 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 58

External links

• Odhner, N.H.J. (1919). Contribution a la faune malacologique de Madagascar. Arkiv For Zoologi, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 12(6). 52 pp, 4 pl
• "Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.