Vexillum virgo
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Species: | V. virgo
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Vexillum (Costellaria) virgo | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) virgo, common name : the Virgin 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 13 mm and 25 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific and in the Pacific Ocean along Samoa, Australia and Papua New Guinea
References
- ^ a b Vexillum (Costellaria) virgo (Linne, 1767). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.
- Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 67
External links
- Gastropods.com: Vexillum (Costellaria) virgo; accessed: 7 December 2010]