Vexillum fortiplicatum

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

Vexillum fortiplicatum
Shell of Vexillum fortiplicatum (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Pusia
Species:
V. fortiplicatum
Binomial name
Vexillum fortiplicatum
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Mitra aubryana Hervier, 1897
  • Mitra (Pusia) aubryana Hervier, 1897
  • Turricula (Costellaria) fortiplicata Pease, 1868 (basionym)
  • Turricula fortiplicata Pease, 1868 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) fortiplicatum (Pease, 1868)
  • Vexillum kewaloensis J. Cate, 1963

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands and off the Marianas Islands to New Caledonia, off the Hawaiian Islands.

References
  1. Vexillum fortiplicatum (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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