Vexillum amandum

Vexillum amandum, common name : the Amanda mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum amandum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Species:
V. amandum
Binomial name
Vexillum amandum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Vexillum immaculata Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1901
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) amandum (Reeve, 1845)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) malcolmensis Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1901
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) marciae Sowerby, G.B. III, 1913
  • Vexillum kempi Preston, H.B., 1914

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique, in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and Eastern Australia

References
  1. Vexillum amandum (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 16

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