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Vexillum stossieri

Vexillum stossieri is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The shell has been recorded at lengths between 15 and 28 mm and has 9 to 10 whorls, each ribbed, with 13 ribs on the first and 19 on the penultimate whorl. The aperture is 39-41% of the shell length and the columella has four folds. The shell is reddish-brown with lighter spiral bands. The interior is white.

Distribution

The species occurs off the coast of South Africa and Mozambique.

References

  • H. Turner & Marrow, 2001) Turner, H.; Marrow, M.P. (2001). Five new Vexillum (Costellaria) species from various Indo-Pacific locations and remarks on Vexillum (Costellaria) perrieri (Dautzenberg, 1929) (Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Costellariidae). Novapex (Jodoigne) 2(2): 43-55

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