Vexillena balutensis

Vexillena balutensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Vexillena
Species:
V. balutensis
Binomial name
Vexillena balutensis
(Herrmann, 2009)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pusia (Vexillena) balutensis (Herrmann, 2009)
  • Pusia balutensis (Herrmann, 2009) superseded combination
  • Vexillum (Costellaria) balutense Herrmann, 2009
  • Vexillum balutense Herrmann, 2009

Vexillena balutensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.[1]

References

  • Herrmann, M. (2009). A new species of Vexillum (Costellaria) (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from deep water off Balut Island in the Philippines. Conchylia. 40 (3-4): 34-37
  • Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626