Vexillum sanctahelenae

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Vexillum sanctahelenae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Subgenus: Pusia
Species: V. sanctahelenae
Binomial name
Vexillum sanctahelenae
(E. A. Smith, 1890)
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Pusia) sanctahelenae (E. A. Smith, 1890)

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

Description

The shell grows to a size of 5 mm

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along St. Helena.

References

  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 57

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