Vexillum takakuwai
Vexillum takakuwai
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. takakuwai
Binomial name
Vexillum takakuwai
Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & M. Azuma, 1974

Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 27 mm and 70 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off in the East China Sea, off Japan, the Philippines and Queensland, Australia.

References

  • Cernohorsky, W. O.; Azuma, M. (1974). Description of a new species of Vexillidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Japan. Venus. 33(1): 7–10
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 63
  • "Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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