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Vexillum leucophryna

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Vexillum leucophryna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. leucophryna
Binomial name
Vexillum leucophryna
Turner & Marrow, 2001
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) leucophryna H. Turner & Marrow, 2001

Vexillum leucophryna 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 13 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and in the East China Sea.

References

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  • Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new Vexillum (Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55