Vexillum interstriatum

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

Vexillum interstriatum
Shell of Vexillum interstriatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. interstriatum
Binomial name
Vexillum interstriatum (Sowerby II, 1870)
Synonyms
Mitra interstriata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (original combination) Mitra stephana Cate, J. 1963 Mitra tortulosa Lamarck, 1811 Vexillum (Vexillum) interstriatum (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) ·

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 38 mm.

The longitudinal ribs are smooth, distant, the interstices with spiral striae. The shell is white, banded with orange, maculated with chestnut between the ribs.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs off the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hawaii; also off Papua New Guinea and Queensland, Australia.