Vexillum vespula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Vexillum vespula | |
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Vexillum vespula | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum |
Species: | V. vespula
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Binomial name | |
Vexillum vespula Turner & Marrow, 2001
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Synonyms | |
Vexillum (Costellaria) vespula H. Turner & Marrow, 2001 |
Description
editThe shell size is 16 mm
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the seas off the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ Vexillum vespula Turner & Marrow, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 October 2010.
- Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new Vexillum (Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100, page(s): 67
External links
edit- "Vexillum (Costellaria) vespula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.