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Vexillum darwini

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Vexillum darwini
Shell of Vexillum darwini (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. darwini
Binomial name
Vexillum darwini
Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006[1]
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) darwini R. Salisbury & E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006

Vexillum darwini is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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