Vexillum tenebricosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum tenebricosum | |
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| Shell of Vexillum tenebricosum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. tenebricosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum tenebricosum Gori, Rosado & R. Salisbury, 2019
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 42 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off Oman.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum tenebricosum Gori, Rosado & R. Salisbury, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1392858 on 2023-05-23
- Gori, S.; Rosado, J.; Salisbury, R. A. (2019). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Dhofar, Oman with descriptions of eight new species and notes on Vexillum appelii (Jickeli, 1874). Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 25–48.