Vexillum daedalum

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

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Costellaria
Species:
V. daedalum
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) daedalum
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Mitra daedala Reeve, 1845

Description

The shell size varies between 9 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Mozambique and in the Pacific Ocean along Fiji; [2]

References
  1. Vexillum (Costellaria) daedalum (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2010.
  2. "Vexillum daedalum (Reeve, 1845)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  • MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.


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