Vexillum histrio
Vexillum histrio, common name the harlequin mitra, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Drawing of a shell of Vexillum histrio | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. histrio |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum histrio (Reeve, 1844) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 19 mm.
(Original description) The ovate shell has a short spire. It is longitudinally ribbed with the ribs rather obtuse and granulated towards the base. The interstices are transversely striated. The shell is bright scarlet, the sutures are black, sometimes clouded with black, encircled with a narrow black and a white belt. The columella is four-plaited. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean.
References
- Vexillum histrio (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- 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.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
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