Vexillum virginale

Vexillum virginale
Shell of Vexillum virginale (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. virginale
Binomial name
Vexillum virginale (Lesson, 1842)
Synonyms
Mitra pallidaA. Adams, 1853 Mitra virginalisLesson, 1842 (original combination) Vexillum (Costellaria) virginale(Lesson, 1842) Vexillum virginalis(Lesson, 1842) (incorrect gender ending)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 13.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tahiti.

References

1. Vexillum virginale (Lesson, 1842) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

External links

• ]https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14714670Lesson R. P. (1842). Mollusques recueillis dans la Mer du Sud. Genre Mitra et Pleurotoma. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 5: 141-144]
• Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141