Vexillum curviliratum

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

Vexillum curviliratum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. curviliratum
Binomial name
Vexillum curviliratum (Sowerby II & Sowerby III, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra adornata Tomlin, 1920 Mitra ornata A. Adams, 1853 (invalid: junior secondary homonym of Voluta ornata Link, 1807; Mitra adornata is a replacement name) Vexillum (Vexillum) curviliratum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 37 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, in the South China Sea; also off Papua New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).