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Vexillum ctenotum

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Vexillum ctenotum
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. ctenotum
Binomial name
Vexillum ctenotum

Vexillum ctenotum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in the Alum Bluff Formation, Florida..

References

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  • Gardner, Julia. The molluscan fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida, Part VI, Pteropoda, Opisthobranchia, and Ctenobranchia. No. 142-F. 1937.