Vexillum mirabile

Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile, common name : miraculous mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile
Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile
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. mirabile
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra angulosa Reeve, 1845
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) tankervillei Melvill, J.C., 1888
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) commutata Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) rugosa Dautzenberg, Ph. & J.L. Bouge, 1923
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) macfadyeni Cox, L.R., 1930

Description

The shell size varies between 33 mm and 66 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Madagascar, in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines and Thailand and the Tuamotus.

References
  1. Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 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): 45
  • "Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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