Biology:Vexillum sykesi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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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. sykesi
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| Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925)
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Vexillum sykesi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk within the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 9 mm.
Distribution
Vexillum sykesi can be found in Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, and Panama.[2]; also off Brazil .
References
- ↑ Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ Rosengberg, G. "WoRMS Taxon Details". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420087. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.
- Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
Wikidata ☰ Q3176740 entry
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