Vexillum albotaeniatum

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

Vexillum albotaeniatum
Shell of Vexillum albotaeniatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. albotaeniatum
Binomial name
Vexillum albotaeniatum
(Hervier, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra albotaeniata Hervier, 1897
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) albotaeniatum (Hervier, 1897)

Description

The shell is elongated with longitudinal ridges, and is white with some darker spots. The last whirl exceeds half of the total length of the shell, with a pointed lip. The shell's throat is also striated. The length of the shell reaches 14-15 millimeters, and its diameter reaches a max of 5 millimeters.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and the Philippines.

References
  1. Vexillum albotaeniatum (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
  2. Hervier, J. (1 January 1897). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Mollusques, provenant de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (suite)" [Descriptions of new species of Molluscs from the archipelago of New Caledonia (continued)]. Journal de Conchyliologie (in French and Latin). Paris. 45 (1): 63–64. ISSN 0021-7719. OCLC 1605690. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 15


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