Vexillum torricella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2] V. torricella was first described in 2008.[3]
| Vexillum torricella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. torricella
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum torricella Turner, 2008[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) torricella Turner, 2008 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 18 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in intertidal zones (10 to 30 meters depth) in the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, and the Philippines.[3]
References
edit- ^ Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Vexillum torricella Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Turner, Hans (17 June 2008). "New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans: (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde: 105–125. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/0003-9284/137/105-125.
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