Vexillum fortiplicatum

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Vexillum fortiplicatum
Mitra aubryana (MNHN-IM-2000-30165).jpeg
Shell of Vexillum fortiplicatum (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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V. fortiplicatum
Binomial name
Vexillum fortiplicatum
(Pease, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Mitra aubryana Hervier, 1897
  • Mitra (Pusia) aubryana Hervier, 1897
  • Turricula (Costellaria) fortiplicata Pease, 1868 (basionym)
  • Turricula fortiplicata Pease, 1868 (original combination)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) fortiplicatum (Pease, 1868)
  • Vexillum kewaloensis J. Cate, 1963

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 8 mm and 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Tuamotu Islands and off the Marianas Islands to New Caledonia, off the Hawaiian Islands.

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