Species of gastropod
| Vexillum catenatum
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| Shell of Vexillum catenatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Neogastropoda
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| Family:
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Costellariidae
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| Genus:
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Vexillum
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| Species:
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V. catenatum
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| Binomial name
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Vexillum catenatum
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| Synonyms[1]
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- Mitra bibsae Nowell-Usticke, 1969
- Mitra catenata var. pluricostata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923
- Mitra (Costellaria) catenata var. pluricostata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923
- Pusia bibsae (Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
- Pusia nodulita Sarasúa, 1978
- Tiara catenata Broderip, 1836
- Vexillum (Pusia) catenatum (Broderip, 1836)
- Vexillum (Pusia) nodulita (Sarasúa, 1978)
- Vexillum bibsae (Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
- Vexillum zythochroa (Melvill, 1888)
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Vexillum catenatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 10 mm.
The shell is white, with large irregular chestnut-brown spots, arranged in bands. [2]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from Mauritius to Hawaii, Midway and Pitcairn Island; also off Australia.
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