Vexillum woldemarii

Vexillum woldemarii, common name the coffee-berry mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum woldemarii
Shell of Vexillum woldemarii (specimen 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. woldemarii
Binomial name
Vexillum woldemarii
(Kiener, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra aethiops Reeve, 1845
  • Mitra choava Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra creniplicata A. Adams, 1853
  • Mitra woldemarii Kiener, 1838
  • Zierliana woldemarii (Kiener, 1838)

Description

The length of the shell attains 24 mm.

(Described as Mitra choava) The ovate shell is solid and smooth. The spire is short. The shell is blackish-brown, the plaits are white. The columella is concave, armed with a callosity, four-plaited. The outer lip is peculiarly flattened and canaliculated at the upper part, crenulated within. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum woldemarii (Kiener, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957177 on 2018-12-31
  2. Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
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