Vexillum mica

Vexillum mica, common name the glittering mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum mica
A shell of Vexillum mica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. mica
Binomial name
Vexillum mica (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra mica Reeve, 1845 (original combination) Vexillum (Costellaria) mica (Reeve, 1845) ·

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 9.5 mm.

(Original description) The shell is somewhat fusiformly ovate, smooth, polished and ivory white. It is faintly banded with orange. The columella is four-plaited.

This is a small white orange-banded shell with a surface as hard and shining as polished ivory.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Guam.