Vexillum anthracinum

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

Vexillum anthracinum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum anthracinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. anthracinum
Binomial name
Vexillum anthracinum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra anthracina Reeve, 1844 Zierliana anthracina (Reeve, 1844)

Description

The length of the shell attains 13.5 mm.

The shell is covered by a smooth, black epidermis.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.