| Vexillum sykesi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. sykesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vexillum sykesi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk within the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
Vexillum sykesi can be found in Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, and Panama. [2] ; also off Brazil.
Hipponicidae, common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.
Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails.
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters. The main family of miter shells however is Mitridae, a closely related group.
Pyramidella is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Pyramidellinae of the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
Fusolatirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Peristerniinae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Seguenzia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.
Vexillum is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Cypraeovula amphithales is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Blasicrura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Sigatica is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Eucithara is a genus of small to quite large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Tomopleura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Guraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Ovatipsa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Turricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Fluxinella stenomphala is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.
Quinnia sykesi is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.
Mucronalia is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Vexillum utravis is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk within the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.