Species of gastropod
Vexillum fidicula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
The shell reaches a length of 15.4 mm.
The shell is yellowish brown with a central white band. The ribs are whitish, sometimes a little nodular at the shoulder angle. [2]
This species occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean; also off Australia (Queensland)
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