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Vexillum macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby II 1874)

Vexillum macandrewi

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Vexillum macandrewi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 33 mm.

(Original description) A pretty graceful, thin, fawn-coloured shell, with spiral striae and elegantly curved longitudinal thin ribs. [2]

The shell has a fawn color, lighter on the periphery. [3]

Distribution

This marin e species occurs off South Africa, Mozambique; in the Red Sea and the Philippines.

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Vexillum macandrewi: Brief Summary

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Vexillum macandrewi is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

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