Vexillum poppei

Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei
Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Subgenus: Costellaria
Species: V. (Costellaria) poppei
Binomial name
Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei
Guillot de Suduiraut, 2007

Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the seas along the Philippines.

Vexillum (Costellaria) poppei, abapertural view

References

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