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Vexillum spiculum

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Species of gastropod

Vexillum spiculum
Shell of Vexillum spiculum (holotype 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. spiculum
Binomial name
Vexillum spiculum
Bozzetti, 2013
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) spiculum Bozzetti, 2013

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum spiculum Bozzetti, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746941 on 2018-12-31
  2. Bozzetti L. (2013) Vexillum (Costellaria) spiculum (Gastropoda: Hypsogastropoda: Costellariidae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Meridionale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 81: 16-17.
Taxon identifiers
Vexillum spiculum


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