Vexillum pulchellum, common name the pretty mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.
(Original description) The shell is acuminately ovate. The spire is somewhat turreted and longitudinally ribbed. The ribs are narrow, flat, rather close-set, slightly granulated towards the base and transversely impressly striated. The shell is orange yellow, ornamented with a purple band in the interstices between the ribs. The columella is five-plaited. [2]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
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Vexillum pulchellum, common name the pretty mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
