Vexillum takakuwai
Vexillum takakuwai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. takakuwai
Binomial name
Vexillum takakuwai Cernohorsky & Azuma, 1974
Synonyms [1]
Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwaiCernohorsky & M. Azuma, 1974 Contents Description Distribution References External links

Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. ^[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 27 mm and 70 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off in the East China Sea, off Japan, the Philippines and Queensland, Australia.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

• Cernohorsky, W. O.; Azuma, M. (1974). Description of a new species of Vexillidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Japan. Venus. 33(1): 7–10
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1–100-page(s): 63

External links

• "Vexillum (Costellaria) takakuwai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.