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

Vexillum cubanum
Shell of Vexillum cubanum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. cubanum
Binomial name
Vexillum cubanum
Aguayo & Rehder, 1936
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra cruzana Nowell-Usticke, 1959
  • Vexillum cruzana G.W. Nowell-Usticke, 1959
  • Vexillum (Pusia) cubanum Aguayo & Rehder, 1936 ·

Description

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The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Cuba and in the Caribbean Sea.

References

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  • Aguayo, C. G. & Rehder, H. A. (1936). New marine mollusks from Cuba. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural Felipe Poey. 9: 263-268, plate 24
  • Nowell-Usticke, G.W. (1959) A Check List of the Marine Shells of St. Croix U. S. Virgin Islands with Random Annotations. G.W. Nowell-Usticke, St. Croix, 90 pp., 4 pls.