Vexillum antonellii
Vexillum antonellii is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. antonellii |
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| Vexillum antonellii (Dhorn, 1860) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 27 mm.
The color of the shell is chocolate- or chestnut-brown, or dark gray, white-tinged or banded above. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Timor
References
- Vexillum antonellii (Dhorn, 1860). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
- Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 17
External links
- Dohrn, H. (1860). Description of new species of Mitra from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 28: 366-368
- Cernohorsky, Walter Oliver. The Mitridae of Fiji; The veliger vol. 8 (1965)
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