Vexillum citrinum

Vexillum citrinum, common name : the Queen Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum citrinum
Vexillum citrinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. citrinum
Binomial name
Vexillum citrinum (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra compressa Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874 Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum (Gmelin, 1791) Voluta citrina Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Description

Brown form

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 86 mm.

The smooth shell is ovately conical, rounded and rather solid at the upper part. The spire is short, finely striated towards the apex. The apex is raised and sharp. The shell has as orange citron colour, variously stained with livid chesnut. The columella is five-plaited. The aperture is very long.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, Madagascar and in the Western Pacific.