Vexillum pyropus
Species of gastropod
Vexillum pyropus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum pyropus | |
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| Shell of Vexillum pyropus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. pyropus
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| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum pyropus Turner & Marrow, 2001
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| Synonyms | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) pyropus H. Turner & Marrow, 2001 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 22 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ^ Vexillum pyropus Turner & Marrow, 2001. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new Vexillum (Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55
External links
- WMSDB: imageError: "Q7924141" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.