Vexillum corbicula

Vexillum (Costellaria) (Costellaria) corbicula is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula
Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Costellaria
Species:
V. corbicula
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula
(Sowerby II, 1870)

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin, and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii

References
  1. Vexillum corbicula (Sowerby II, 1870). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2010.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 26
  • "Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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