Vexillum buriasense
Vexillum buriasense is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. buriasense |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum buriasense (Tomlin, 1920) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 23 mm. It is in a spiral shape and is white and cream in color.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia
References
- Vexillum buriasense (Tomlin, 1920). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Lea, H. C. 1841. Descriptions of some new species of fossil shells from the Eocene at Claiborne, Alabama. American Journal of Science and Arts, series 1, 40(9):92-103, 1 pl
External links
- Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1920). On certain of Link's names in the Mitridae. The Nautilus. 33(4): 133-134
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