Vexillum oleaceum

Vexillum oleaceum, commonly known as the olive-like mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum oleaceum
Shell of Vexillum oleaceum (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. oleaceum
Binomial name
Vexillum oleaceum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
Mitra nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (invalid: secondary junior homonym...) Mitra oleacea Reeve, 1844 (original combination) Mitra quoyi Deshayes, 1844 Strigatella oleacea (Reeve, 1844) Zierliana nigra (L.A. Reeve, 1844) Zierliana oleacea (Reeve, 1844) Zierliana quoyi (L.A. Reeve, 1844)

Description

The length of the shell attains 23.8 mm.

(Original description) The shell is oblong-ovate, Buccinum-shaped, with a short spire. The whorls are convex, smooth and covered with a shining olive-brown horny epidermis.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.