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Vexillum taeniatum

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Subgenus
  
Phylum
  
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Species

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Genus
  
Vexillum

Scientific name
  
Vexillum taeniatum

Higher classification
  
Vexillum

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Vexillum, Gastropods, Molluscs, Costellariidae, Vexillum mirabile

Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum, common name: the ribboned 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 38 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and in the Gulf of Thailand.

References

Vexillum taeniatum Wikipedia