Biology:Vexillum chocotinctum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Vexillum chocotinctum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. chocotinctum
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum chocotinctum Turner , 2008[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Vexillum (Pusia) chocotinctum Turner, 2008 | |
Vexillum chocotinctum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 25.4 mm. It has a dextrally coiled shell, a body length of 18.4mm, and has lens eyes. It moves via mucus mediated gliding, hunts for its food, and reproduces sexually.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.
References
- ↑ Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vexillum chocotinctum Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2011.
- ↑ "Vexillum chocotinctum H. Turner 2008 - Енциклопедија на живиот свет". https://eol.org/mk/pages/15692612.
- Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105–125. [27 June 2008] page(s): 110
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10832519 entry
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