Biology:Vexillum albotaeniatum
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Shell of Vexillum albotaeniatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. albotaeniatum
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| Vexillum albotaeniatum (Hervier, 1897)
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Vexillum albotaeniatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell is elongated with longitudinal ridges, and is white with some darker spots. The last whirl exceeds half of the total length of the shell, with a pointed lip. The shell's throat is also striated. The length of the shell reaches 14-15 millimeters, and its diameter reaches a max of 5 millimeters.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Philippines.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vexillum albotaeniatum (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
- ↑ Hervier, J. (1 January 1897). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Mollusques, provenant de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (suite)" (in French, Latin). Journal de Conchyliologie (Paris) 45 (1): 63-64. ISSN 0021-7719. OCLC 1605690. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/54070#page/70/mode/1up. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 15
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7923904 entry
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