Vexillum echinatum

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

Vexillum echinatum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum echinatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. echinatum
Binomial name
Vexillum echinatum (A. Adams, 1853)
Synonyms
Costellaria fusiformis L.A. Reeve, 1844 Mitra echinata A. Adams, 1853 (original combination) Mitra mucronata Reeve, 1844 (nomen dubium) Tiara mucronata Broderip, 1836 Turricula echinata 'A. Adams, 1853) Vexillum (Costellaria) echinatum (A. Adams, 1853) ·

Description

The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

Red Sea; Tropical Indo-Pacific to Polynesia; also off the Philippines.