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Vexillum thila

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Vexillum thila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. thila
Binomial name
Vexillum thila
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007[1]
Synonyms
  • Pusia thila (H. Turner, Gori & R. Salisbury, 2007) ·
  • Vexillum (Pusia) thila H. Turner, Gori & R. Salisbury, 2007 ·

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Maldives.

References

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  • Turner, H.; Gori, S.; Salisbury, R. A. (2007). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) of the Maldive Islands, with descriptions of nine new species. Vita Malacologica. 5: 1-48.