Vexillum rajaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Shell of Vexillum rajaensis (holotype) | |
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. rajaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vexillum rajaensis (K. Martin, 1895)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Turricula (Callithea) rajaensis K. Martin, 1895 | |
Description edit
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species were found in Pliocene strata in Java, Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum rajaensis (K. Martin, 1895) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1636581 on 2023-05-01
- Oostingh C.H. (1938-1940). Die Mollusken des Pliocäns von Süd-Bantam in Java. De Ingenieur in Nederlandsch Indië, IV. Mijnbouw en Geologie. (Die Mijningenieur). 5(2): 17–33, pls 1-7
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