Vexillum funereum

Vexillum (Costellaria) funereum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Vexillum (Costellaria) funereum
Vexillum funereum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Costellaria
Species:
V. funereum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) funereum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra callosa Reeve, L.A., 1845
  • Mitra funerata Mörch, O.A.L., 1852

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and the Solomons Islands.

References
  1. "Vexillum (Costellaria) funereum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. Vexillum (Costellaria) funereum (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 33
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