Vexillum variatum (Reeve 1845)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a dark superior band, and a white band with dark margins below the middle. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Bermuda; in the Caribbean Sea; off Brazil.

References

• Sarasúa, H. (1975). Nuevos género, subgénero y especies de moluscos marinos neogastrópodos. Poeyana. 140: 1-15.
• Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp
• 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