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

Vexillum poppei
Shell of Vexillum poppei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. poppei
Binomial name
Vexillum poppei
Guillot de Suduiraut, 2007
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2007 ·

Description

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The shell size varies between 22 mm and 37 mm

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

 
Vexillum poppei, abapertural view

References

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  • Guillot de Suduiraut E. (2007) Description of three new species of Costellariidae from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Visaya 2(2): 96-100
  • Herrmann, M. (2019). A new sister species of Vexillum cookorum (Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Philippines. Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 95-101.
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  • "Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.