Vexillum catenatum

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

Vexillum catenatum
Shell of Vexillum catenatum (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. catenatum
Binomial name
Vexillum catenatum (Broderip, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra bibsae Nowell-Usticke, 1969 Mitra catenata var. pluricostata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923 Mitra (Costellaria) catenata var. pluricostata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923 Pusia bibsae (Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Pusia nodulita Sarasúa, 1978 Tiara catenata Broderip, 1836 Vexillum (Pusia) catenatum (Broderip, 1836) Vexillum (Pusia) nodulita (Sarasúa, 1978) Vexillum bibsae (Nowell-Usticke, 1969) Vexillum zythochroa (Melvill, 1888)

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm.

The shell is white, with large irregular chestnut-brown spots, arranged in bands. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from Mauritius to Hawaii, Midway and Pitcairn Island; also off Australia.