| Vexillum leucozonias | |
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| Shell of Vexillum leucozonias (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. leucozonias |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum leucozonias (Deshayes in Laborde, 1834) | |
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Vexillum leucozonias is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
The length of the shell attains 11 mm.
The shell is ashy gray, with an interrupted white band at the shoulder, and white-tinged at the base.
(Described as Mitra cineracea) The whorls are angular, and the ribs at the angle have each a little white spot. These spots run into each other, forming a continuous band. The shell is otherwise gray, or brown. The aperture is very short.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, off Mozambique; off Hawaii, the Society Islands, the Solomon Islands and Tuamotus.
References
- ^ Vexillum leucozonias (Deshayes in Laborde, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Sowerby, G. B. II. (1874). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 4 (31-32): 1–46, pls 352–379. London, privately published
External links
- Deshayes, G. P. (1833).
- Cate, J.M. (1963). Revision of Dall's Hawaiian mitrids with descriptions of three new species (Mollusca: Gastropoda). The Veliger. 6(1): 23-43, pls 5-8
- 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.
- Trondle, Jean, and Rudo Von Cosel. "Invenaire bibliographique des mollusques marins de L'archipel Des Marquises (Polynesie Francaise)." Atoll Research Bulletin (2005).
- Kabat, Alan R., and C. V. Coan. "The Red Sea Mollusca described by Deshayes in Laborde’s Voyage de l’Arabie Pétrée (1830–1834)." The Nautilus 133.2 (2019): 31-39.
- Salvat, Bernard, and Jean Tröndlé. "Biogéographie des mollusques marins de Polynésie française." Revue d'Ecologie, Terre et Vie 72.3 (2017): 215-257.
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| Vexillum leucozonias | |