Vexillum pulchellum
Vexillum pulchellum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum pulchellum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. pulchellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum pulchellum (Reeve, 1844) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- Vexillum pulchellum (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Sarasúa H. (1978). Especies nuevas de Mitridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Poeyana. 180 1-9.
page(s): 4-5, figs 1c-d
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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