Vexillum angustissimum

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

Vexillum angustissimum
Shell of Vexillum angustissimum (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. angustissimum
Binomial name
Vexillum angustissimum (E. A. Smith, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra (Costellaria) angustissima E. A. Smith, 1903 Mitra angustissima E.A. Smith 1903 Vexillum (Costellaria) angustissimum (E.A. Smith, 1903)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 17 mm.

This species is remarkable for its very slender form and the punctate striae between the ribs. The folds on the columella correspond to the oblique ridges between the sulci on the cauda of the body whorl. These ridges are spotted with pale brown.

Distribution

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