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Vexillum subdivisum

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Vexillum (Vexillum) subdivisum
Vexillum (Vexillum) subdivisum
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V. subdivisum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Vexillum) subdivisum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra costellaris Lamarck, 1811
  • Mitra nigrina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1811

Vexillum (Vexillum) subdivisum, common name : the Costate Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 30 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius and in the Pacific Ocean along Australia, Papua New Guinea and Okinawa.

References

  • Michel, C. (1988). Marine molluscs of Mauritius. Editions de l'Ocean Indien. Stanley, Rose Hill. Mauritius
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 62