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Vexillum torricella

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Vexillum torricella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. torricella
Binomial name
Vexillum torricella
Turner, 2008[1]
Synonyms[2]

Vexillum (Costellaria) torricella Turner, 2008

Vexillum torricella is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2] V. torricella was first described in 2008.[3]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in intertidal zones (10 to 30 meters depth) in the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, and the Philippines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ a b Vexillum torricella Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Hans (17 June 2008). "New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans: (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde: 105–125. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/0003-9284/137/105-125.
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