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Vexillum caelatum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum caelatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. caelatum
Binomial name
Vexillum caelatum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra caelata Reeve, 1845 Turricula caelata (Reeve,1845) Vexillum (Costellaria) caelatum (Reeve, 1845)

Vexillum caelatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The length of the shell is between 10.1 and 25 mm.

The color of the shell is yellowish or chestnut-brown, with an indistinct lighter band.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Mozambique, American Samoa, Vanuatu and Vietnam.

References

1. Vexillum caelatum (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
2. ^ "Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods - Vexillum (Costellaria) caelatum". Conchology.
3. Claudio Galli. "WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species DataBase". Conchology.
4. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.

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