Vexillum terebellum 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 terebellum (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. terebellum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Vexillum terebellum (Lamarck, 1803)
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 13 mm.
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Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Ile-de-France, France.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum terebellum (Lamarck, 1803) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571455 on 2023-03-01
- Cossmann (M.), 1899 - Essais de Paléoconchologie comparée. livraison 3, p. 1-201
- 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.
- Caze (B.), Merle (D.), Saint Martin (J.-P.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 2011 - Contribution of résidual colour patterns to the species characterization of Caenozoic molluscs (Gastropoda, Bivalvia). Comptes Rendus Palevol, t. 10, vol. 2–3, p. 171-179
- Caze (B.), Merle (D.), Saint Martin (J.-P.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 2012 - Les mollusques éocènes se dévoilent sous ultraviolets. Fossiles. Revue française de paléontologie, t. hors série n° 3, p. 15-56
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