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Vexillum barbieri

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Vexillum barbieri
Shell of † Vexillum barbieri (specimen 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. barbieri
Binomial name
Vexillum barbieri
(Deshayes, 1865)
Synonyms[1]
  • Mitra barbieri Deshayes, 1865 superseded combination
  • Vexillum (Uromitra) barbieri (Deshayes, 1865) superseded combination

Vexillum barbieri is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species were found in Eocene strata in Normandy, France.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vexillum barbieri (Deshayes, 1865) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1571452 on 2023-03-01
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
  • Caze (B.), Merle (D.), Saint Martin (J.-P.) & Pacaud (J.-M.), 2012 - Les mollusques éocènes se dévoilent sous ultraviolets. Fossiles. Revue française de paléontologie, t. hors série n° 3, p. 15-56
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