Vexillum ficulinum

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

Vexillum ficulinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. ficulinum
Binomial name
Vexillum ficulinum (Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms
Mitra ficulina Lamarck, 1811 (original combination) Mitra forticostata Reeve, L.A. 1845 Vexillum (Pusia) ficulinum (Lamarck, 1811) ·

Description

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

This species has an oval shell, more or less shouldered. It is very brown red, sometimes quite black. It is everywhere streaked transversely and provided with obtuse longitudinal ribs, which become distinct towards their base. The aperture is whitish to chocolate. The columella is four-plaited.^[2][3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific and off the Philippines and Australia.

Abapertural view