Vexillum croceum

Vexillum croceum, common name the yellow mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum croceum
Image of Vexillum croceum (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. croceum
Binomial name
Vexillum croceum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra crocea Reeve, 1845 (original combination) Vexillum (Pusia) croceum (Reeve, 1845)

Description

The length of the shell attains 12.8 mm.

(Original description) The shell is ovate. The sutures of the spire are impressed. The whorls are flatly angulated at the upper part, longitudinally closely ribbed and transversely grooved towards the base. The shell is pale yellow, the interior of the aperture is stained with orange. The columella is four-plaited.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marshall islands.