Biology:Vexillum macrospira

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Vexillum macrospira
Vexillum macrospira 001.jpg
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum macrospira
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. macrospira
Binomial name
Vexillum macrospira
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra macrospira A. Adams, 1853 superseded combination
  • Vexillum macrospirum (A. Adams, 1853)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 33 mm.

A whitish, pyramidal-turreted species with a produced acuminate spire. It is ornated with irregular rows of chestnut spots. The whorls are slightly convex with longitudinal smooth ribs. The short aperture has a narrowed base. The outer lip is dilated anteriorly. The columella is five-plaited. [2]

The shell is whitish or yellowish, with rows of chestnut spots. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off India .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum macrospira (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591509 on 2018-12-31
  2. Arthur Adams, escriptions of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection; Annals And Magazine of Natural History vol. 12 1853
  3. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3734761 entry