Vexillum albotaeniatum | |
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Shell of Vexillum albotaeniatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum |
Species: | V. albotaeniatum
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Binomial name | |
Vexillum albotaeniatum (
Hervier, 1897)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Vexillum albotaeniatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]
The shell is elongated with longitudinal ridges, and is white with some darker spots. The last whirl exceeds half of the total length of the shell, with a pointed lip. The shell's throat is also striated. The length of the shell reaches 14-15 millimeters, and its diameter reaches a max of 5 millimeters. [2]
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Philippines.
Vexillum albotaeniatum | |
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Shell of Vexillum albotaeniatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum |
Species: | V. albotaeniatum
|
Binomial name | |
Vexillum albotaeniatum (
Hervier, 1897)
| |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Vexillum albotaeniatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]
The shell is elongated with longitudinal ridges, and is white with some darker spots. The last whirl exceeds half of the total length of the shell, with a pointed lip. The shell's throat is also striated. The length of the shell reaches 14-15 millimeters, and its diameter reaches a max of 5 millimeters. [2]
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Philippines.