Vexillum varicosum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]
| Vexillum varicosum | |
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| Shell of Vexillum varicosum | |
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. varicosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum varicosum Turner , 2008[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) varicosum Turner, 2008 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 38 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ Turner (2008). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137 (1) : 105-125. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ a b Vexillum varicosum Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Turner H. (2008) New species of the family Costellariidae from the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 137(1): 105–125. [27 June 2008] page(s): 109
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