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

Vexillum variatum
Shell of Vexillum variatum(specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. variatum
Binomial name
Vexillum variatum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Mitra variata Reeve, 1845 (original combination)
  • Pusia splendidula Sarasúa, 1975
  • Vexillum (Pusia) variatum (Reeve, 1845)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 19 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a dark superior band, and a white band with dark margins below the middle. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Bermuda; in the Caribbean Sea; off Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ Vexillum variatum (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Sarasúa, H. (1975). Nuevos género, subgénero y especies de moluscos marinos neogastrópodos. Poeyana. 140: 1-15.
  • Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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