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

Vexillum michelottii
Shell of † Vexillum michelottii (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. michelottii
Binomial name
Vexillum michelottii
(M. Hörnes, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra michelottii M. Hörnes, 1852
  • Turricula (Uromitra) michelottii (Hörnes, 1852)

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata of the Paratethys Sea; in Pliocene strata in the Alpes-Maritimes, France.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum michelottii (M. Hörnes, 1852) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515563 on 2023-04-16
  • Hörnes, M. (1851-1856). Die fossilen Mollusken des Tertiär-Beckens von Wien. I. Univalven. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt. 3: 1–736, pls 1-52
  • Cossmann (M.), 1899 Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. livraison 3, p. 1-201
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