| Vexillum chocotinctum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. chocotinctum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum chocotinctum Turner , 2008 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vexillum (Pusia) chocotinctum Turner, 2008 | |
Vexillum chocotinctum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
The length of the shell attains 25.4 mm. It has a dextrally coiled shell, a body length of 18.4mm, and has lens eyes. It moves via mucus mediated gliding, hunts for its food, and reproduces sexually.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.
References
- Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Vexillum chocotinctum Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2011.
- "Vexillum chocotinctum H. Turner 2008 - Енциклопедија на живиот свет". eol.org. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105–125. page(s): 110
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