Vexillum stossieri

Vexillum stossieri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. stossieri
Binomial name
Vexillum stossieri Turner & Marrow, 2001
Synonyms
Vexillum (Costellaria) stossieriH. Turner & Marrow, 2001

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

Description

The shell has been recorded at lengths between 15 and 28 mm and has ^{[2] [3]} 9 to 10 whorls, each ribbed, with 13 ribs on the first and 19 on the penultimate whorl. The aperture is 39-41% of the shell length and the columella has four folds. The shell is reddish-brown with lighter spiral bands. The interior is white. ^[1]

Distribution

The species occurs off the coast of South Africa and Mozambique.

References

1. Vexillum stossieri Turner & Marrow, 2001 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
2. "WMSDB | Conchology". conchology.be. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
3. "Vexillum (Costellaria) stossieri - Gastropods by Eddie Hardy". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

• H. Turner & Marrow, 2001) Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new Vexillum (Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55

External links

• WMSDB: image