Vexillum perrieri
Vexillum perrieri is a species of marine sea snail in the family Costellariidae.[1]
| Vexillum perrieri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. perrieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 4.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in shallow waters off Mozambique and Madagascar; the Maldives, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Fiji Islands, New Caledonia.
References
- Vexillum perrieri Dautzenberg, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 December 2018.
- Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, Paris.
External links
- Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141
- H. Turner & M. Marrow, Five new Vexillum {Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum {Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae); Novapex : trimestriel de la Société belge de malacologie, v.2 (2001)
- WMSDB: image
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