Vexillum chelonia

Vexillum chelonia is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Vexillum chelonia
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum chelonia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. chelonia
Binomial name
Vexillum chelonia (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra chelonia Reeve, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination) Vexillum (Pusia) chelonia (Reeve, 1845) · Vexillum sculptispira G.B. III Sowerby, 1913

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines;

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.