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Vexillum ligatum
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vexillum ligatum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.[1]
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 25 mm.
The shell has an ovate-fusiform shape. The spire is longer than the aperture. The whorls are slightly convex. The shell is chestnut brown, outlined with a white strip through the middle of the whorls. The shell is covered with many longitudinal ribs, crossed by sublirate riblets. The columella is four-plaited. The simple outer lip has a sharp margin. [2]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and the Solomon Islands.
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