Vexillum chibaense

Vexillum chibaense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. chibaense
Binomial name
Vexillum chibaense Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
Pusia chibaensis Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999 Vexillum (Pusia) chibaense (R. Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999)

Vexillum chibaense 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 4.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan.

References

1. Vexillum (Pusia) chibaense (Salisbury & Rosenberg, 1999). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 January 2011.

• Salisbury, R. A.; Rosenberg, G. (1999). Description of a new species of Pusia (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from Japan. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 149: 93-97.
• Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 23