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

Vexillum bouryi
Shell of † Vexillum bouryi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. bouryi
Binomial name
Vexillum bouryi
(Cossmann, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra bouryi Cossmann, 1889 > superseded combination
  • Turricula (Fusimitra) bouryi (Cossmann, 1889)
  • Vexillum (Uromitra) bouryi (Cossmann, 1889) superseded combination

Description

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The length of the shell attains 18 mm, its diameter 7 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Ile-de-France, France.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum bouryi (Cossmann, 1889) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571454 on 2023-03-01
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1911 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, t. 2, p. pl. 26-45
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
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