Biology:Vexillum exostium

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Vexillum exostium
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. exostium
Binomial name
Vexillum exostium
Marrow, 2019

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found off the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum exostium Marrow, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1392931 on 2023-02-25
  • Marrow M.P. (2019). Seven new species of Vexillum (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from Western Australia. Acta Conchyliorum. 19: 77–94.

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