Vexillum ligatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.
The shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. The spire is longer than the aperture. The whorls are slightly convex. The shell is chestnut brown, outlined with a white strip through the middle of the whorls. The shell is covered with many longitudinal ribs, crossed by sublirate riblets. The columella is four-plaited. The simple outer lip has a sharp margin. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Solomon Islands
References
- ^ Vexillum ligatum (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141
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