Vexillum coloscopulus

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

Vexillum coloscopulus
Shell of Vexillum coloscopulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. coloscopulus
Binomial name
Vexillum coloscopulus (J. Cate, 1961)
Synonyms[1]
Vexillum filiareginae J. M. Cate, 1961 Vexillum regina filiareginae J. M. Cate, 1961 (original rank)

Taxonomic remark

Vexillum coloscopulus [1 July 1961] was published earlier than V. filiareginae [1 Oct. 1961], so the first name taking priority.

Description

The length of the shell attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.