Vexillum fidicula

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

Vexillum fidicula
Shell of Vexillum fidicula (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. fidicula
Binomial name
Vexillum fidicula (Gould, 1850)
Synonyms
Mitra dunkeri Jickeli, 1874 Mitra fidicula A. Gould, 1850 (original combination) Vexillum (Costellaria) fidicula (Gould, 1850)

Description

The shell reaches a length of 15.4 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a central white band. The ribs are whitish, sometimes a little nodular at the shoulder angle.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean; also off Australia (Queensland).