Vexillum scitulum

Vexillum scitulum
Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum
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. scitulum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra interpunctata Odhner, 1919
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) interpunctatum Odhner, N.H.J., 1920

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

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Description

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 36 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Persian Gulf, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar, Mozambique and in the South China Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum (A. Adams, 1853).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416769 on 14 December 2010.
  • Odhner, N.H.J. (1919). Contribution a la faune malacologique de Madagasar. Arkiv For Zoologi, K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 12(6). 52 pp, 4 pl
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 58

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