Vexillum oniscinum

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

Vexillum oniscinum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum oniscinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. oniscinum
Binomial name
Vexillum oniscinum
(Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms
  • Mitra oniscina Lamarck, 1811
  • Mitra (Pusia) glandiformis L.A. Reeve, 1845
  • Pusia oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811)
  • Vexillum glandiformis (L.A. Reeve, 1845)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811) ·

Description

The shell is chocolate-brown, with a superior white band, and an inferior one less distinct. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritius and the Fiji Islands.

References

  1. Vexillum oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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