Vexillum mediomaculatum

Species of gastropod

Vexillum mediomaculatum

Drawing of a shell of Vexillum mediomaculatum
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Superfamily:  | Turbinelloidea
Family:  | Costellariidae
Genus:  | Vexillum
Species:  |

V. mediomaculatum

Binomial name
Vexillum mediomaculatum

(G.B. Sowerby II, 1870)

Synonyms[1]

* Mitra aperta Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874
* Mitra mediomaculata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (original combination)
* Pusia mediomaculatum G.B. Sowerby III, 1870
* Vexillum (Pusia) mediomaculatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) ·

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

## Description

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The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

The shell is somewhat indistinctly plicately ribbed. The ribs are smooth, wide and close together. The interstices show revolving striae. The sculpture altogether is obsolete on the back of the body whorl. The shell is rich chestnut-brown, broadly white-banded, with a row of square, regular brown spots in the centre of the band. [2]

## Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Hawaii and Mauritius.

## References

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1. ^ a b Vexillum mediomaculatum (Sowerby II, 1870). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
2. ^ Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

## External links

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* Liénard, Élizé. Catalogue de la faune malacologique de l'île Maurice et de ses dépendances comprenant les îles Seychelles, le groupe de Chagos composé de Diego-Garcia, Six-îles, Pèros-Banhos, Salomon, etc., l'île Rodrigues, l'île de Cargados ou Saint-Brandon. J. Tremblay, 1877.
* WMSDB: image

Taxon identifiers

Vexillum mediomaculatum|

* Wikidata: Q7924086
* AFD: Vexillum_mediomaculatum
* CoL: 5BBDP
* GBIF: 5727208
* IRMNG: 10836819
* OBIS: 758845
* Open Tree of Life: 2907397
* WoRMS: 208303

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