Vexillum macandrewi

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

Vexillum macandrewi
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum macandrewi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. macandrewi
Binomial name
Vexillum macandrewi (G.B. Sowerby II, 1874)
Synonyms
Mitra macandrewi G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 · unaccepted (original combination) Turricula macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874) Vexillum (Costellaria) macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 33 mm.

(Original description) A pretty graceful, thin, fawn-coloured shell, with spiral striae and elegantly curved longitudinal thin ribs.^[2]

The shell has a fawn color, lighter on the periphery.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa, Mozambique; in the Red Sea and the Philippines.