Vexillum suluense

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Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense
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Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense
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. suluense
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense
(Adams & Reeve, 1850)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra rectilateralis Sowerby, G.B. II & III, 1874
  • Mitra exquisita* Mitra tomlini Melvill, J.C., 1925
  • Mitra tomlini Melvill, J.C., 1925

Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 5 mm and 30 mm

Distribution[]

This species is distributed along the Andaman Islands and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Fiji, the Solomons Islands, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.

References[]

  1. ^ "Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ Vexillum (Costellaria) suluense (Adams & Reeve, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2010.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 63
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