Protoelongata heleneae explained

Protoelongata heleneae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^{[1] [2]}

Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guam.

References

• Herrmann M., Stossier G. & Salisbury R.A. (2014) A new subgenus including three new species of the genus Vexillum (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the central Indo-Pacific with remarks on Vexillum (Pusia) semicostatum (Anton, 1838). Contributions to Natural History 24: 1–55

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Protoelongata heleneae (Herrmann, Stossier & Salisbury, 2014). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957090 on 2018-12-31
2. 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.