Vexillum menehune
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. menehune
Binomial name
Vexillum menehune
Salisbury, 2011
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) menehune Salisbury, 2011

Vexillum menehune is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1][2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum menehune Salisbury, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571904 on 2018-12-31
  2. Salisbury R.A. (2011) Nine new Hawaiian Costellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). In: Severns M., Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells: 521-529. Conchbooks, Hackenheim.


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