Vaceuchelus vangoethemi

Vaceuchelus vangoethemi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Vaceuchelus
Species:
V. vangoethemi
Binomial name
Vaceuchelus vangoethemi
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

Vaceuchelus vangoethemi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.6 mm. The shell is a pearly white with a very predominant luster, with occasional tan dots littered throughout the surface. The species is characterized by an elevated spire and sculpture surface, including granule spiral cords and axial ribs that form beaded intersections, with the base bearing four to five granular cords and a narrow umbilicus often restricted to a silt.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

Original description

  • Poppe G.T., Tagaro S.P. & Dekker H. (2006) The Seguenziidae, Chilodontidae, Trochidae, Calliostomatidae and Solariellidae of the Philippine Islands. Visaya Supplement 2: 1–228.

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