Vexillum obeliscus

Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus
Vexillum obeliscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Subgenus:	Costellaria
Species:	V. obeliscus
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Costellaria obeliscus (Reeve, 1844) Mitra obeliscus Reeve, 1844 Vexillum (Costellaria) subtruncatum Sowerby, G.B. II & III, 1874 Vexillum andamanica Nevill, G. & H. Nevill, 1875 Turricula quasillus Iredale, T., 1929

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

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Madagascar; in the Pacific Ocean along New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Solomons Islands.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus (Reeve, 1844).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208299 on 28 October 2010.

• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 48

External links

• Gastropods.com : Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus; accessed : 7 December 2010