Vexillum zebuense, common name the zebu mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm.

(Original description) The shell is somewhat fusiform and shining. It is grooved towards the base, very finely cancellated with rather flat close-set ridges, of which the longitudinal are the stronger. The shell is white, the upper part of the whorls is ornamented with a few large chestnut-brown spots. The columella is five-plaited. [2]

The shell shows strong axial ribs with narrow flattened crests. They are overridden and slightly notched by narrow spiral grooves that separate wide flattened areas. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in thewestern Pacific from the Philippines, through Fiji to Polynesia.

References

  1. ^ Vexillum zebuense (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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