Vexillum terebellum
Shell of Vexillum terebellum (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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. terebellum
Binomial name
†Vexillum terebellum
(Lamarck, 1803)
Synonyms[1]
  • † Mitra terebellum Lamarck, 1803superseded combination
  • † Turricula (Fusimitra) terebellum (Lamarck, 1803)
  • † Vexillum (Uromitra) terebellum (Lamarck, 1803) superseded combination

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Ile-de-France, France.

References

  1. 1 2 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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