Vexillum variatum

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Vexillum variatum
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Shell of Vexillum variatum(specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. variatum
Binomial name
Vexillum variatum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra variataReeve, 1845 (original combination)
  • Pusia splendidulaSarasúa, 1975
  • Vexillum (Pusia) variatum(Reeve, 1845)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a dark superior band, and a white band with dark margins below the middle. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Bermuda; in the Caribbean Sea; off Brazil.

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References

  1. Vexillum variatum (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .