Biology:Vexillum gembacanum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Vexillum gembacanum | |
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| Shell of Vexillum gembacanum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | †V. gembacanum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vexillum gembacanum (K. Martin, 1884)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Mitra (Turricula) gembacana K. Martin, 1884 · | |
Vexillum gembacanum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.9 mm, its diameter 3 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Java and in late Miocene strata in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum gembacanum (K. Martin, 1884) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658770 on 2023-05-13
- Martin K. (1883-1887). Palaeontogische Ergebnisse von Tiefbohrungen auf Java, nebst allgemeineren Studien über das Tertiär von Java, Timor und einiger anderer Inseln. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden, ser. 1. 3: 1–380, pls I-XV.
External links
- Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23
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Wikidata ☰ Q118521571 entry
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