Vexillum trophonium

Vexillum trophonium
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. trophonium
Binomial name
Vexillum trophonium
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) trophonium (Dall, 1889)

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

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil

References

  1. ^ a b Vexillum trophonium (Dall, 1889).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533600  on 11 February 2011.

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