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Vexillum hoaraui

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Vexillum hoaraui
Shell of Vexillum hoaraui (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. hoaraui
Binomial name
Vexillum hoaraui
Guillot de Suduiraut, 2007
Synonyms

Vexillum (Costellaria) hoaraui E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2007

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 14.4 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion.

References

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  • Guillot de Suduiraut E. (2007) Description of three new species of Costellariidae from the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. Visaya 2(2): 96-100.