Biology:Vexillum variatum

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Vexillum variatum
Shell of Vexillum variatum(specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. variatum
Binomial name
Vexillum variatum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra variata Reeve, 1845 (original combination)
  • Pusia splendidula Sarasúa, 1975
  • Vexillum (Pusia) variatum (Reeve, 1845)

Vexillum variatum 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 19 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a dark superior band, and a white band with dark margins below the middle. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Bermuda; in the Caribbean Sea; off Brazil .

References

  1. Vexillum variatum (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Sarasúa, H. (1975). Nuevos género, subgénero y especies de moluscos marinos neogastrópodos. Poeyana. 140: 1-15.
  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

Wikidata ☰ Q7924203 entry