Vexillum takakuwai

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Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai
Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai
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. takakuwai
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai
Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974

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

Description

The shell size varies between 27 mm and 70 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Queensland, Australia.

References

  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 63

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