Vexillum obeliscus

Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus
Vexillum obeliscus
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. obeliscus
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Costellaria obeliscus (Reeve, 1844)
  • Mitra obeliscus Reeve, 1844
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) subtruncatum Sowerby, G.B. II & III, 1874
  • Vexillum andamanica Nevill, G. & H. Nevill, 1875
  • Turricula quasillus Iredale, T., 1929

Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Madagascar; in the Pacific Ocean along New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Solomons Islands.

References

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