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Vexillum humile

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Species of gastropod

Vexillum humile
Shell of Vexillum humile (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. humile
Binomial name
Vexillum humile
(Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Mitra humilis Hervier, 1897 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) humile (Hervier, 1897)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7.5 mm and 9.8 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Mozambique, the Seychelles, the Maldives, the Philippines and Guam.

References

  1. Vexillum humile (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160.
Taxon identifiers
Vexillum humile


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