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Vexillum gorii

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Vexillum gorii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. gorii
Binomial name
Vexillum gorii
Turner, 1997[1]
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) gorii H. Turner, 1997

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

Description

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Vexillum gorii is about 18 mm long. They are white to light brown in color.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Red Sea and off Somalia.

References

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  • Turner H. (1997) Three new species of mitriform gastropods with an illustrated check-list of the species living in the Red Sea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia: Muricoidea: Mitridae & Costellariidae). Argonauta 10(1-6): 3-31.
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