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Vexillum appelii

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Vexillum appelii
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum appelii
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. appelii
Binomial name
Vexillum appelii
(Jickeli, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
  • Costellaria macandreae A.H. Cooke, 1885
  • Turricula (Costellaria) appelii Jickeli, 1874 (basionym)
  • Turricula (Costellaria) pharaonis H. Adams, 1872 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Mitra pharaonis Issel, 1869; Turricula appelii and T. macandreae are replacement names)
  • Turricula macandreae A. H. Cooke, 1885 ·
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) appelii (Jickeli, 1874)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 26.5 mm; its diameter 10 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Vexillum appelii (Jickeli, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 17
  • Gori, S.; Rosado, J.; Salisbury, R. A. (2019). Costellariidae (Gastropoda) from Dhofar, Oman with descriptions of eight new species and notes on Vexillum appelii (Jickeli, 1874). Acta Conchyliorum. 18: 25-48.
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