Vaughanites superstes is a species of marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramimitridae.[1]

Vaughanites superstes
Shell of Vaughanites superstes (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Mitroidea
Family: Pyramimitridae
Genus: Vaughanites
Species:
V. superstes
Binomial name
Vaughanites superstes
Kantor, Lozouet, Puillandre & Bouchet, 2014

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vaughanites superstes Kantor, Lozouet, Puillandre & Bouchet, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746712 on 2023-01-29
  • Kantor Y., Lozouet P., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. (2014) Lost and found: The Eocene family Pyramimitridae (Neogastropoda) discovered in the Recent fauna of the Indo-Pacific. Zootaxa 3754(3): 239–276