Vexillum gagei

Vexillum gagei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]

Vexillum gagei
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. gagei
Binomial name
Vexillum gagei
Salisbury, 2011
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Pusia) gagei Salisbury, 2011

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marshall Islands.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum gagei Salisbury, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571912 on 2018-12-31
  2. Salisbury R.A. (2011) Nine new Hawaiian Costellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). In: Severns M., Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells: 521-529. Conchbooks, Hackenheim.


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