Vexillum subdivisum
Vexillum subdivisum
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. subdivisum
Binomial name
Vexillum subdivisum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra costellaris Lamarck, 1811
  • Mitra nigrina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811
  • Vexillum (Vexillum) subdivisum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Voluta subdivisa Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Vexillum subdivisum, common name : the Costate Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

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The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm

The shell is dark chocolate, with a superior narrow white band, and occasionally an obscure, wider, lower one. [2]

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific: in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius and in the Pacific Ocean off the Solomon Islands, off the Philippines and Java; in the South China Sea; off Australia (Queensland), Papua New Guinea and Okinawa.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vexillum (Vexillum) subdivisum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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