Vexillum concentricum

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

Vexillum concentricum
Shell of Vexillum concentricum (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. concentricum
Binomial name
Vexillum concentricum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
Mitra (Costellaria) stephanucha var. astephana Melvill, 1904 d Mitra concentrica Reeve, 1844 · Vexillum (Costellaria) concentricum (Reeve, 1844) Vexillum (Costellaria) echinatum astephana (Melvill, 1904)

Description

It has a shell size of 15 to 32.6 mm.

(Original description) The shell is acuminately ovate, somewhat fusiform. It is longitudinally concentrically ribbed, the ribs pointed at the upper part, interstices impressly striated. The shell is whitish, stained here and therewith spots of rusty brown, with a broad band round the base. The columella is five-plaited. The interior of the aperture is striated. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also in the Red Sea and off Australia (Queensland).