Vexillum ligatum

Vexillum ligatum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. ligatum
Binomial name
	Vexillum ligatum; (A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
	Mitra ligata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination); Vexillum (Costellaria) ligatum (A. Adams, 1853);

Vexillum ligatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.

The shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. The spire is longer than the aperture. The whorls are slightly convex. The shell is chestnut brown, outlined with a white strip through the middle of the whorls. The shell is covered with many longitudinal ribs, crossed by sublirate riblets. The columella is four-plaited. The simple outer lip has a sharp margin. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Solomon Islands

References

^ Vexillum ligatum (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
^ Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

WMSDB: image

[WoRMS-1] Vexillum ligatum (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

[2] Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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