Vexillum nitidum

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

Vexillum nitidum
Shell of Vexillum nitidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	†V. nitidum
Binomial name
†Vexillum nitidum (Schaffer, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
† Mitra nitida Schaffer, 1897 † Uromitra nitida (L.M.D. Bellardi, 1887)

Description

The length attains 26 mm (1.0 in), its diameter 9 mm (0.35 in).^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in middle Miocene strata of the Vienna Basin, Western Carpathians, Slovakia; also in Tuscany, Italy.