Vexillum acuminatum

Vexillum acuminatum
Shells of Vexillum acuminatum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species: V. acuminatum
Binomial name
Vexillum acuminatum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra crebrilirata Reeve, 1844
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) acuminatum (Gmelin, 1791) accepted, alternate representation
  • Vexillum crebrilirata [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
  • Vexillum crebriliratum (Reeve, 1844)
  • Voluta acuminata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Vexillum acuminatum, common name the acuminate mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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