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

Vexillum willcoxi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. willcoxi
Binomial name
Vexillum willcoxi
(W. H. Dall, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Mitra willcoxi Dall, 1890
  • Vexillum (Uromitra) willcoxi (Dall, 1890)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Pleistocene strata in the Nashua Formation, Florida.

References

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  • Dall, W. H., Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science. Philadelphia, vol. 3, pt. 1, p. 93, pi. 3, fig. 10
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