Biology:Vexillum nitidum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Vexillum nitidum
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Shell of Vexillum nitidum
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. nitidum
Binomial name
Vexillum nitidum
(Schaffer, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra nitida Schaffer, 1897
  • Uromitra nitida (L.M.D. Bellardi, 1887)

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

Description

The length attains 26 mm, its diameter 9 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in middle Miocene strata of the Vienna Basin, Western Carpathians, Slovakia; also in Tuscany, Italy.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vexillum nitidum (Schaffer, 1897) †. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473079 on 2023-04-22

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q106200798 entry