Vexillum recticosta

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

Vexillum recticosta
Shell of † Vexillum recticosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
†V. recticosta
Binomial name
†Vexillum recticosta
(Bellardi, 1850)
Synonyms
  • † Mitra (Costellaria) recticosta Bellardi, 1850 superseded combination
  • † Mitra recticosta Bellardi, 1850 superseded combination
  • † Turricula recticosta (Bellardi, 1850) superseded combination

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Middle Miocene strata in Piedmont, Italia..

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum recticosta (Bellardi, 1850) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1473092 on 2023-05-01
  • Bałuk, W. (1997). Middle Miocene (Badenian) gastropods from Korytnica, Poland; Part III. Acta Geologica Polonica. 47/1-2, 1-75.


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