Vexillum intermittens

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

Vexillum intermittens
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum intermittens (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	†V. intermittens
Binomial name
†Vexillum intermittens (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880)
Synonyms
† Mitra (Costellaria) intermittens R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 18 mm, its diameter between 3.5 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in the former Paratethys Sea.