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Vexillum ligatum

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Vexillum ligatum
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. ligatum
Binomial name
Vexillum ligatum
(A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Mitra ligata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) ligatum (A. Adams, 1853)

Vexillum ligatum 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 varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

The shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. The spire is longer than the aperture. The whorls are slightly convex. The shell is chestnut brown, outlined with a white strip through the middle of the whorls. The shell is covered with many longitudinal ribs, crossed by sublirate riblets. The columella is four-plaited. The simple outer lip has a sharp margin. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Solomon Islands

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