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Ptychobela vexillium

Ptychobela vexillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

R.N. Kilburn proposed in 1989 Brachytoma vexillum <small>Habe & Kosuge, 1966</small> as a synonym of Ptychobela suturalis <small>(Gray, 1838)</small>

The epithet vexillium was probably a misspelling in the original text, but was not indicated as such. Therefore, it takes priority over vexillum, published five-month later and repeated later by some authors.

Description

The length of the shell attains 46.5&nbsp;mm, its diameter 14.5&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South China Sea, off the Philippines and Japan; also off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

References

  • Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1966a, Shells of the world in colour, Vol. I. The tropical Pacific. vii, (2 pp. map], 193 pp., pis. 1–68, supplemental pis. 1–2; Hoikusha, Osaka

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