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Vexillum derkai

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Species of gastropod

Vexillum derkai
Shell of Vexillum derkai (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species: V. derkai
Binomial name
Vexillum derkai
Herrmann, 2012
Synonyms
  • Pusia derkai (M. Herrmann, 2012)
  • Vexillum (Pusia) derkai Herrmann, 2012

Vexillum derkai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in French Polynesia.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum derkai Herrmann, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597152 on 2018-12-31
  • Herrmann M. (2012) New species of Vexillum (Pusia) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from French Polynesia and the Philippines. Gloria Maris 51(2-3): 45-61
Taxon identifiers
Vexillum derkai


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