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Vexillum laterculatum

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

Description

The fusiform shell is cancellated. The spire is as long as the aperture. The whorls are angular. The body whorl is acuminated anteriorly, ornamented in the middle with a broad band bordered at each edge with tile-like spots. The aperture is ridged within. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

References

  • Melvill, J. C. (1925). Description of nine new species of Mitridae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 16(5): 215-219, pl. 10.

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Vexillum laterculatum: Brief Summary

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Nodicostellaria laterculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

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