Vexillum aizyense

Vexillum aizyense is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum aizyense
Shell of † Vexillum aizyense (specimen 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. aizyense
Binomial name
Vexillum aizyense
(Deshayes, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • † Mitra aizyense Deshayes, 1865 superseded combination
  • † Turricula (Fusimitra) aizyensis Deshayes, 1865
  • † Vexillum (Uromitra) aizyense (Deshayes, 1865) superseded combination

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum aizyense (Deshayes, 1865) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571450 on 2023-02-28
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1911 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 26-45
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.


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