Vexillum acuminatum
| Vexillum acuminatum | |
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| Shells of Vexillum acuminatum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. acuminatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum acuminatum (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum acuminatum, common name the acuminate mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 42 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
- 1 2 Vexillum acuminatum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 14
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