Vexillum derkai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Shell of Vexillum derkai (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. derkai
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum derkai Herrmann, 2012
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 8 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in French Polynesia.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum derkai Herrmann, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597152 on 2018-12-31
- Herrmann M. (2012) New species of Vexillum (Pusia) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from French Polynesia and the Philippines. Gloria Maris 51(2-3): 45-61