Vexillum mirabile
Species of gastropod
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Vexillum mirabile, common name : miraculous mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
| Vexillum mirabile | |
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| Vexillum (Costellaria) mirabile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae |
| Genus: | Vexillum |
| Species: | V. mirabile |
| Binomial name | |
| Vexillum mirabile (A. Adams, 1853) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 33 mm and 66 mm.
The shell is yellowish white, stained or strigated with brown.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin and Madagascar, in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines, Thailand and the Tuamotus; also off Australia (Queensland, Western Australia).[citation needed]
