Vexillum pisolinum (Lamarck 1811)

Vexillum pisolinum 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 13 mm.

(Described as Mitra cremans) The stoutly ovate shell has a short spire. The sutures are slightly impressed. The shell is smooth, granose towards the base, longitudinally rather obliquely plaited. It is very dark black, variegated here and there with reddish orange names. The columella is three-plaited. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Pacific; also off the Philippines and Australia (Queensland).

References

• Lamarck, J.P.B.A de M. 1811. Suite de la détermination des espèces de mollusques testacés, Mitre (Mitra). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 17: 54-80
• Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190
• Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp.
• Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
• Salisbury, R.A. 1999. Costellariidae of the World, Pt. 1. Of Sea and Shore 22(3): 124-136