Vexillum sykesi

Vexillum sykesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. sykesi
Binomial name
	Vexillum sykesi; (Melvill, 1925)
Synonyms
	Mitra (Pusia) sykesi Melvill, 1925 (basionym); Pusia sykesi (Melvill, 1925); Vexillum (Pusia) sykesi (Melvill, 1925) ·; Vexillum moisei (J.C. Melvill, 1925);

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

Vexillum sykesi can be found in Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, the Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, the Lesser Antilles, and Panama.^[2]; also off Brazil.

References

^ Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
^ Rosengberg, G. "WoRMS Taxon Details". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.
Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp

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[WoRMS-1] Vexillum sykesi (Melvill, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

[WRMS-2] Rosengberg, G. "WoRMS Taxon Details". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

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