Vexillum corbicula

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Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula
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Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula
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V. corbicula
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula
(Sowerby II, 1870)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin, and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii

References

  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100 page(s): 26

External links

  • "Vexillum (Costellaria) corbicula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.Error: "Q7923959" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.