Vexillum houarti

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

Vexillum houarti
Shell of Vexillum houarti (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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. houarti
Binomial name
Vexillum houarti
Thach, 2016

Description

The length of the shell attains 52.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in Vietnam.[1]

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum houarti Thach, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=886708 on 2018-12-31
  2. Thach N.N. (2016). Vietnamese new mollusks. Seashells – Land snails – Cephalopods. With 59 new species. Published by the author. 205 pp.


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