Vexillum speciosum

Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum
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. speciosum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum
(Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra speciosa Reeve, 1844
  • Mitra pusio Philippi, R.A., 1850
  • Vexillum trizonalis Dautzenberg, Ph., 1935

Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum, common name : the specious mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 15 mm and 22 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Réunion, Chagos and the Mascarene basin

References


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