Vexillum umbrosum
Vexillum umbrosum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum umbrosum | |
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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. umbrosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum umbrosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mitra umbrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 | |
Description
The colouring of the shell is dark rich burnt brown. The ribs more defined than in Voluta vulpecula Linnaeus, 1758, raised into tubercles at the angle of the whorls. [2]
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum umbrosum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881434 on 2018-12-31
- Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published
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