Vexillum gembacanum

Vexillum gembacanum is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The length of the shell attains , its diameter .

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Java and in late Miocene strata in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands.

References

• Martin K. (1883–1887). Palaeontogische Ergebnisse von Tiefbohrungen auf Java, nebst allgemeineren Studien über das Tertiär von Java, Timor und einiger anderer Inseln. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden, ser. 1. 3: 1–380, pls I-XV.

External links

• Ladd, H.S. (1977). Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper. 533: i–iv, 1–84, pls 1–23