Vexillum oniscinum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Vexillum oniscinum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. oniscinum
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| Vexillum oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811)
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Description
editThe shell is chocolate-brown, with a superior white band, and an inferior one less distinct. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Mauritius and the Fiji Islands.
References
edit- ^ Vexillum oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
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External links
edit- Lamarck (.B.M.de). (1811). Suite de la détermination des espèces de Mollusques testacés. Mitre (Mitra.). Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 17: 195–222.
- WMSDB: image
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