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
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. 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

  1. 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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