Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Genus Vexillum Scientific name Vexillum pardalis Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Family Costellariidae Subgenus Pusia Higher classification Vexillum | |
Vexillum (Pusia) pardalis, common name : Reeve's Bloodied Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
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Description
The shell size varies between 14 - 20 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Mauritius, Aldabra Atoll and the Mascarene Basin and in the Western Pacific Ocean (but not along Hawaii)
References
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