Vexillum perrieri explained

Vexillum perrieri is a species of marine sea snail in the family Costellariidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm, its diameter 4.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in shallow waters off Mozambique and Madagascar; the Maldives, Cocos-Keeling Islands, Fiji Islands, New Caledonia.

References

• Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, Paris.

External links

• Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141
• H. Turner & M. Marrow, Five new Vexillum
• WMSDB: image