Vexillum variatum

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

Vexillum variatum
Shell of Vexillum variatum(specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. variatum
Binomial name
Vexillum variatum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra variata Reeve, 1845 (original combination) Pusia splendidula Sarasúa, 1975 Vexillum (Pusia) variatum (Reeve, 1845)

Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a dark superior band, and a white band with dark margins below the middle. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Bermuda; in the Caribbean Sea; off Brazil.

References

1. Vexillum variatum (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
2. Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• Sarasúa, H. (1975). Nuevos género, subgénero y especies de moluscos marinos neogastrópodos. Poeyana. 140: 1-15.
• Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
• WMSDB: image