Vexilla vexillum   (Gmelin,  1791) (Sea Snail)
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:Neogastropoda
Family:Muricidae
Description
Size: Length 15.55-23.65 mm; diameter 4.05-12.75 mm; length of aperture 12.70-19.22 mm; length of spire 4.30-6.00 mm.

Color: Yellowish brown with dark brown bands, 8 in number on body whorl, 2-3 in spiral whorls, aperture white.

Shell small, ovate, smooth, spire short, acute consists of 3 rounded whorls. Body whorl large, oblong, aperture long, narrow, outer lip with 13 denticles. Columella smooth, calloused, twisted anteriorly. Canal short, broadly open.

Synonym (s)
• Strombus vexillum Chemnitz, 1788
• Strombus vexillum Gmelin, 1791
• Purpura vexillum Lamarck, 1822
• Vexilla vexillum Tryon, 1880
• Vexilla vexillum Melvill and Standen, 1901
• Vexilla vexillum Rippingale and Mc Micheal, 1961
• Vexilla vexillum Cernohorsky, 1972
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography


• Maharashtra, Mumbai INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Subba Rao, NV and Surya Rao, KV (1993) Contribution to the knowledge of Indian marine molluscs: Pt. 3. Family: Muricidae Occasional paper no 153 Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata 133 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Sealifebase Available at - http://www.sealifebase.org/
  • Subba Rao, NV (2003) Indian seashells Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1) 416 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
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