Vexillum semicostatum

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Vexillum semicostatum
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Vexillum semicostatum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. semicostatum
Binomial name
Vexillum semicostatum
(Anton, 1838)
Synonyms
  • Mitra semicostataAnton, 1838
  • Pusia semicostata(Anton, 1838)
  • Pusia semicostatum(Anton, 1838)

Vexillum semicostatum, common name the half-ribbed mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]

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Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 22 mm

The shell is ovate. The whorls of the spire are obtusely plicately ribbed. The body whorl is smooth. The shell is chestnut-brown, the spire partially white. The columella is four-plaited. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin, Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean off Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum semicostatum (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758950 on 2023-05-10
  2. Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.{{ PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .