Vexillum obeliscus
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| Species: | V. obeliscus
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| Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus (Reeve, 1844)
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Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Madagascar; in the Pacific Ocean along New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Solomons Islands.
References
- ^ a b Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 October 2010.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 48
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