Vexillum kathiewayae 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 kathiewayae (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. kathiewayae
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum kathiewayae Salisbury, Herrmann & Dekkers, 2012
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) kathiewayae Salisbury, Herrmann & Dekkers, 2012 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 23.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum kathiewayae Salisbury, Herrmann & Dekkers, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599791 on 2018-12-31
- Salisbury, R. A.; Herrmann, M.; Dekkers, A. M. (2012). Description of a new red-spotted costellarid (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Indo-Pacific with remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) unifasciatum (Wood, 1828) and Vexillum (Costellaria) clathratum (Reeve, 1844). Conchylia. 42(1-4): 27-37
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