Vexillum emiliae

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

Vexillum emiliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Pusia
Species:
V. emiliae
Binomial name
Vexillum emiliae
(Schmeltz, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Turricula emiliae Schmeltz, 1874 (original combination)
  • Turricula plicatula Pease, W.H., 1868
  • Vexillum plicatula Pease, W.H., 1868
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 12.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii, the Tuamotus and the Philippines

References
  1. Vexillum emiliae (Schmeltz, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
  • "Vexillum (Pusia) emiliae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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