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Vexillum dohrni

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Species of gastropod

Vexillum dohrni
Shell of Vexillum dohrni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species: V. dohrni
Binomial name
Vexillum dohrni
(A. Adams, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Costellaria dohrni A. Adams, 1864 superseded combination
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) dohrni (A. Adams, 1864) superseded combination

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 18.7 mm.

(Original description) The turreted shell has a fusiform, shape. It is gray, irregularly spotted with rufous and variegated. The spire has a long aperture. The shell contains 9 whorls. These are flat and longitudinally ribbed with distant ribs, posteriorly making a series of knots. The spiral lines cut deeply into the interstices of the longitudinal ribs. The aperture is narrow, lined with five oblique folds. The outer lip is folded inside near the left edge.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan.

References

  1. Vexillum dohrni (A. Adams, 1864). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Adams, A. (1864). On the species of Mitridae found in the Seas of Japan. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Zoology. 7: 198-201
Taxon identifiers
Vexillum dohrni
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