Vexillum intermittens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Vexillum intermittens (holotype) | |
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. intermittens
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vexillum intermittens (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Mitra (Costellaria) intermittens R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 18 mm, its diameter between 3.5 mm and 5 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in the former Paratethys Sea
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum intermittens (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515545 on 2023-04-05
External links
edit- Hoernes R. & Auinger M. (1880). Die Gastropoden der Meeres-Ablagerungen der ersten und zweiten miocänen Mediterran-Stufe der österreichisch-üngarischen Monarchie. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt. 12(2): 53-113, pls 7-12
- Harzhauser, M. & Landau, B. (2021). An overlooked diversity—the Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4982(1): 1-70
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