Vexillum trophonium
| Vexillum trophonium | |
|---|---|
| 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. trophonium |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum trophonium (Dall, 1889) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) trophonium (Dall, 1889) | |
Vexillum trophonium is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a length of 20 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil
References
- 1 2 Vexillum trophonium (Dall, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 February 2011.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 65
External links
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