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Vexillum subquadratum

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Species of gastropod

Vexillum subquadratum
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. subquadratum
Binomial name
Vexillum subquadratum
(Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Mitra subquadrata G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 · unaccepted (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) subquadratum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) ·

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

Description

The shell attains a length of 23 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indo-Pacific off Mauritius and the Philippines through to Polynesia and Hawaii.

References

  1. Vexillum subquadratum (Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Gori, S.; Rosado, J.; Salisbury, R. A. (2019). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Dhofar, Oman with descriptions of eight new species and notes on Vexillum appelii (Jickeli, 1874). Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 25-48.

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Taxon identifiers
Vexillum subquadratum


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