Vexillum gliberti

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

Vexillum gliberti
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. gliberti
Binomial name
Vexillum gliberti
Anderson, 1964
Synonyms

Vexillum (Uromitra) gliberti Anderson, 1964

Description

The length of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in the Netherlands..

References

  • B. van der Hoek (1981), Fossielen uit de miocene afzetting van Miste bij Winterswijk; Grondboor en Hamer vol. 1, 1981
  • Biskupič, Radoslav (2020). "A new evidence of Vexillum (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the middle Miocene (Serravallian) of the Vienna Basin (Slovakia)". Acta Geologica Slovaca. 12 (2): 75–88 via academia.edu.


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