Vexillum plurinotatum
Vexillum plurinotatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Shell of Vexillum plurinotatum (lectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. plurinotatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum plurinotatum (Hervier, 1897) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, French Polynesia (Society Islands and Tuamotu Islands) and New Caledonia.
References
- Vexillum plurinotatum (Hervier, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Turner, H. , Gori S. & Salisbury, R., 2007. Costellariidae (Gastropoda) of the Maldive Islands, with description of nine new species.
External links
- Hervier, J. (1898). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'archipel de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 45(4): 225–248, pls 8-9
- Jean Trondlé & Michel Boutet , Inventory of the Marine Molluscs of French Polynesia; Atoll research bulletin, Atoll research bulletin (2009)
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