Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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| Vexillum takakuwai | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. takakuwai
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| Vexillum takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & M. Azuma, 1974 | |
Description edit
The shell size varies between 27 mm and 70 mm
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off in the East China Sea, off Japan, the Philippines and Queensland, Australia.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 December 2010.
- Cernohorsky, W. O.; Azuma, M. (1974). Description of a new species of Vexillidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Japan. Venus. 33(1): 7–10
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 63
External links edit
- "Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.