Vexillum acuminatum

Vexillum acuminatum
	Shells of Vexillum acuminatum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. acuminatum
Binomial name
	Vexillum acuminatum; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Mitra crebrilirata Reeve, 1844; Vexillum (Costellaria) acuminatum (Gmelin, 1791) accepted, alternate representation; Vexillum crebrilirata [sic] (incorrect gender ending); Vexillum crebriliratum (Reeve, 1844); Voluta acuminata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination);

Vexillum acuminatum, common name the acuminate mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 42 mm.

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 14

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