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

Vexillum recticosta
Shell of † Vexillum recticosta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. recticosta
Binomial name
Vexillum recticosta
(Bellardi, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Mitra (Costellaria) recticosta Bellardi, 1850 superseded combination
  • Mitra recticosta Bellardi, 1850 superseded combination
  • Turricula recticosta (Bellardi, 1850) superseded combination

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Miocene strata in Piedmont, Italia..

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum recticosta (Bellardi, 1850) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473092 on 2023-05-01
  • Bałuk, W. (1997). Middle Miocene (Badenian) gastropods from Korytnica, Poland; Part III. Acta Geologica Polonica. 47/1-2, 1-75.
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