Vexillum epigonus

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Vexillum epigonus
Shell of Vexillum epigonus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. epigonus
Binomial name
Vexillum epigonus
Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) epigonus R. Salisbury & E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006

Vexillum epigonus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea.

References[edit]

  • Salisbury, R. A.; Guillot de Suduiraut, E. (2006). Five new Costellariidae from the Philippine Islands taken by tangle net fisherman (Gastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Visaya. 1(6): 90-103