Vexillum klytios
Vexillum klytios is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]
| Vexillum klytios | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. klytios |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum klytios Turner , 2008[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Vexillum (Pusia) klytios Turner, 2008 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
References
- Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- Vexillum klytios Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 April 2011.
- Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105–125. [27 June 2008] page(s): 111
- Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
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