Biology:Vexillum balteolatum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Vexillum balteolatum
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.94349.1 - Vexillum balteolatum (Reeve, 1844) - Costellariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Vexillum balteolatum (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. balteolatum
Binomial name
Vexillum balteolatum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra balteolata Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra berthae G. B. Sowerby III, 1879 junior subjective synonym
  • Vexillum (Vexillum) balteolatum (Reeve, 1844)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 29 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the South China Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum balteolatum (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598195 on 2018-12-31

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14514560 entry