Vexillum harmati is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum harmati | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | †V. harmati
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vexillum harmati Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1954
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| Synonyms | |
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† Vexillum (Costellaria) harmati Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1954 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in the former Paratethys Sea
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum harmati Csepreghy-Meznerics, 1954 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515541 on 2023-03-29
External links edit
- Csepreghy-Meznerics, I. (1954). Helvetische und tortonische Fauna aus dem östlichen Cserhatgebirge. Jahrbuch der Ungarischen Geologischen Anstalt. 41/1, 1-185
- Harzhauser, M. & Landau, B. (2021). An overlooked diversity—the Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4982(1): 1-70
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