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Vexillum rajaensis

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Vexillum rajaensis
Shell of Vexillum rajaensis (holotype)
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. rajaensis
Binomial name
Vexillum rajaensis
(K. Martin, 1895)
Synonyms

Turricula (Callithea) rajaensis K. Martin, 1895

Vexillum rajaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Java, Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum rajaensis (K. Martin, 1895) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1636581 on 2023-05-01
  • Oostingh C.H. (1938-1940). Die Mollusken des Pliocäns von Süd-Bantam in Java. De Ingenieur in Nederlandsch Indië, IV. Mijnbouw en Geologie. (Die Mijningenieur). 5(2): 17–33, pls 1-7
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