Vexillum torricella

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Vexillum torricella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. torricella
Binomial name
Vexillum torricella
Turner, 2008 [1]
Synonyms [2]

Vexillum (Costellaria) torricella Turner, 2008

Vexillum torricella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [2] V. torricella was first described in 2008. [3]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in intertidal zones (10 to 30 meters depth) in the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, and the Philippines. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Vexillum torricella Turner , 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  3. 1 2 Turner, Hans (17 June 2008). "New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans: (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea)" . Archiv für Molluskenkunde: 105–125. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/0003-9284/137/105-125.


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