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

Vexillum iredalei
Shell of Vexillum iredalei (specimen at the Natural History Museum of Denmark)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillum
Species:
V. iredalei
Binomial name
Vexillum iredalei
(Powell, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Mitropifex iredalei Powell, 1958
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) iredalei (Powell, 1958)

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 13 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs of the Kermadec Islands and the Philippines.

References edit

  1. ^ Vexillum iredalei (Powell, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


External links edit

  • Biolib.cz: image
  • Powell, A. W. B. (1958). "Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands: Part I". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 5: 65–85. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906092. Wikidata Q58676766.