Vexillum potieri explained

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 23 mm and 39 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique, Réunion and the Philippines.

References

• Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160.
• Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.

External links

• Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1989). Descriptions of new mollusks from Reunion Island - I. Neritidae, Cassidae and Costellariidea. VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology). 48(4): 245-249

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum potieri Drivas & Jay, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591518 on 2018-12-31