Vexillum unicolor

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

Vexillum unicolor
Shell of Vexillum unicolor (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. unicolor
Binomial name
Vexillum unicolor
Herrmann, 2012
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Pusia) unicolor Herrmann, 2012

Description

The length of the shell attains 5.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum unicolor Herrmann, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597154 on 2018-12-31
  • Herrmann M. (2012) New species of Vexillum (Pusia) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from French Polynesia and the Philippines. Gloria Maris 51(2-3): 45-61.


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