Vexillum epiphaneum
Vexillum epiphaneum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum epiphaneum | |
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| Shell of Vexillum epiphaneum (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. epiphaneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum epiphaneum (Rehder, 1943) | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 9 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off Bermuda.
References
- Vexillum epiphaneum (Rehder, 1943). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
- 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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