Vexillum pseudoschafferi
Vexillum pseudoschafferi is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Vexillum pseudoschafferi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
Family: | Costellariidae |
Genus: | Vexillum |
Species: | †V. pseudoschafferi |
Binomial name | |
†Vexillum pseudoschafferi Biskupič, 2020 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.7 mm, its diameter 4.4 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in middle Miocene strata of the Vienna Basin (Slovakia).
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum pseudoschafferi Biskupic, 2020 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473077 on 2023-04-30
- Biskupič R. (2020). A new evidence of Vexillum (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the middle Miocene (Serravallian) of the Vienna Basin (Slovakia). Acta Geologica Slovaca. 12(2): 75-88
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