Vexillum pulchellum explained

Vexillum pulchellum, common name the pretty mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, also known as the ribbed miters.

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

(Original description) The shell is acuminately ovate. The spire is somewhat turreted and longitudinally ribbed. The ribs are narrow, flat, rather close-set, slightly granulated towards the base and transversely impressly striated. The shell is orange yellow, ornamented with a purple band in the interstices between the ribs. The columella is five-plaited. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

• Sarasúa H. (1978). Especies nuevas de Mitridae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Poeyana. 180 1-9.

page(s): 4-5, figs 1c-d

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

• WMSDB: image

Notes and References

1. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8937231 Reeve, L. A. (1844-1845). Monograph of the genus Mitra. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 2, pl. 1-39 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.