Vexillum salisburyi

Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]

Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi
Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Costellariidae
Genus:
Vexillum
Subgenus:
Pusia
Species:
V. salisburyi
Binomial name
Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi
Cernohorsky, 1976
Synonyms[1]

Vexillum (Costellaria) daniellae Drivas, J. & M. Jay, 1989

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 12 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Réunion and the Mascarene Basin; and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References
  1. "Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. Vexillum (Pusia) salisburyi Cernohorsky, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2010.
  • 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): 57
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