Vexillum percnodictya

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

Vexillum percnodictya
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum percnodictya (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. percnodictya
Binomial name
Vexillum percnodictya (Melvill, 1888)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra cerithina Melvill, 1888 Mitra percnodictya Melvill, 1888 Vexillum (Costellaria) percnodictyum (Melvill, 1888)

Description

The length of the shell attains 21.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

(Original description) The narrow, dusky-brown shell is fusiform and turreted. It is many ribbed with smooth ribs. The interstices are deeply cancellated. The columella is three-plaited.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar, Andaman Islands and Australia.