Vexillum hilare

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

Vexillum hilare
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. hilare
Binomial name
Vexillum hilare
(Kuroda, 1971)
Synonyms
  • Mitropifex hilaris Kuroda & Habe, 1971
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) hilare (Kuroda, 1971) ·

Description

The length of the shell attains 17.6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea.

References

  1. Vexillum hilare (Kuroda, 1971). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay collected by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. pp. i–xix, 1–741 (Japanese), 121 pls., 1–489 (English), 1–51 (index).


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