Vexillum ziervogelii
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| Vexillum ziervogelii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. ziervogelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum ziervogelii (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Vexillum ziervogelii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 27 mm.
The color of the shell is dark chocolate-brown, the aperture and the columella are white or slightly tinged with light chocolate.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
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- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum ziervogelii (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957179 on 2018-12-31
- ^ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
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