Vexillum acuminatum

Vexillum acuminatum, common name the acuminate mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum acuminatum
Shells of Vexillum acuminatum (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. acuminatum
Binomial name
Vexillum acuminatum (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra crebrilirata Reeve, 1844 Mitra elata Röding, P.F. 1798 Mitra layardii Adams, A. 1855 Mitra polita Reeve, 1844 junior subjective synonym Mitra rosea Kiener, L.C. 1838-1839 Vexillum (Costellaria) acuminatum (Gmelin, 1791) accepted, alternate representation Vexillum crebrilirata [sic] (incorrect gender ending) Vexillum crebriliratum (Reeve, 1844) Voluta acuminata Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off New Caledonia and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).