Vexillum chocotinctum

Vexillum chocotinctum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[2]

Vexillum chocotinctum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. chocotinctum
Binomial name
Vexillum chocotinctum Turner , 2008[1]
Synonyms[2]
Vexillum (Pusia) chocotinctum Turner, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 25.4 mm. It has a dextrally coiled shell, a body length of 18.4mm, and has lens eyes. It moves via mucus mediated gliding, hunts for its food, and reproduces sexually.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Vietnam and Papua New Guinea.