Vexillum semicostatum

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Vexillum (Pusia) semicostatum
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Vexillum (Pusia) semicostatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Pusia
Species:
V. semicostatum
Binomial name
Vexillum semicostatum
(Anton, 1838)

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

Description[]

The shell size varies between 10 mm and 22 mm

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean along Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea.

References[]

  1. ^ Vexillum (Pusia) semicostatum (Anton, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 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): 59

External links[]

  • "Vexillum (Pusia) semicostatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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