Vexillum buriasense

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

Vexillum buriasense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. buriasense
Binomial name
Vexillum buriasense (Tomlin, 1920)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra buriasensis Tomlin, 1920 (original combination) Mitra elegans Reeve, 1845 (junior secondary homonym of Voluta elegans Link, 1807; Mitra buriasensis is a replacement name) Vexillum (Costellaria) buriasense (Tomlin, 1920)

Description

The length of the shell attains 23 mm. It is in a spiral shape and is white and cream in color.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia.