Vexillum tanguyae
| Vexillum tanguyae | |
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| Shell of Vexillum tanguyae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. tanguyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum tanguyae Guillot de Suduiraut & Boutet, 2007[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Vexillum (Costellaria) tanguyae E. Guillot de Suduiraut & Boutet, 2007 · | |
Vexillum tanguyae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 23.8 mm. Deep water species that occur between 50 and 75 m deep.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Tuamotus and Society Islands.
References
- ^ Guillot de Suduiraut & Boutet. (2007). Visaya 2–2:91–93. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ^ Vexillum tanguyae Guillot de Suduiraut & Boutet, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Guillot de Suduiraut E. & Boutet M. (2007) Description of a new Costellariidae from French Polynesia (Subgenus Costellaria) (Gastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Visaya 2(2): 91-93.