| Vexillum oleaceum | |
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| Shell of Vexillum oleaceum (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. oleaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum oleaceum (Reeve, 1844) | |
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Vexillum oleaceum, commonly known as the olive-like mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
The length of the shell attains 23.8 mm.
(Original description) The shell is oblong-ovate, Buccinum-shaped, with a short spire. The whorls are convex, smooth and covered with a shining olive-brown horny epidermis.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum oleaceum (Reeve, 1844). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957176 on 2023-04-25
- 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Quoy, J. R. C. & Gaimard, J. P. (1832-1835). Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe : exécuté par ordre du roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie
- Deshayes, G. P. & Milne-Edwards, H. (1844). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck. Deuxième édition, Tome dixième. Histoire des Mollusques. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 638 pp.
- Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Vexillum oleaceum | |