Vexillum fraudator

Vexillum fraudator is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[2]

Vexillum fraudator
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. fraudator
Binomial name
Vexillum fraudator Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007[1]
Synonyms[2]
Vexillum (Costellaria) fraudator H. Turner, Gori & R. Salisbury, 2007

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.6 mm and is often ribbed. Like other members of its genus, it is elongated. It inhabits warm marine environments and feeds on small invertebrates.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mozambique and the Marshall Islands.