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

Vexillum svagrovskyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. svagrovskyi
Binomial name
Vexillum svagrovskyi
Biskupič, 2020

Description

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The length of the shell attains 29.2 mm, its diameter 9.6 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in middle Miocene strata of the Vienna Basin (Slovakia).

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Vexillum svagrovskyi Biskupic, 2020 †. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473076 on 2023-04-30
  • Biskupič R. (2020). A new evidence of Vexillum (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the middle Miocene (Serravallian) of the Vienna Basin (Slovakia). Acta Geologica Slovaca. 12(2): 75-88