Vexillum oniscinum

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

Vexillum oniscinum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum oniscinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. oniscinum
Binomial name
Vexillum oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811)
Synonyms
Mitra oniscina Lamarck, 1811 Mitra (Pusia) glandiformis L.A. Reeve, 1845 Pusia oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811) Vexillum glandiformis (L.A. Reeve, 1845) Vexillum (Pusia) oniscinum (Lamarck, 1811) ·

Description

The shell is chocolate-brown, with a superior white band, and an inferior one less distinct.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mauritius and the Fiji Islands.