Vexillum takakuwai
| Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai | |
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| Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Subgenus: | Costellaria |
| Species: | V. takakuwai |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974 | |
Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 27 mm and 70 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Japan and Queensland, Australia.
References
- ↑ Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 December 2010.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 63
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