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Vexillum cookorum

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Vexillum cookorum
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. cookorum
Binomial name
Vexillum cookorum
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007[1]
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) cookorum H. Turner, Gori & R. Salisbury, 2007 ·

Vexillum cookorum 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 30.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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.
  • Herrmann, M. (2019). A new sister species of Vexillum cookorum (Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Philippines. Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 95-101.
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