Vexillum pulchellum

Vexillum pulchellum, common name the pretty mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, also known as the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum pulchellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. pulchellum
Binomial name
Vexillum pulchellum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
Mitra pulchella Reeve, 1844 (original combination) Pusia venusta Sarasúa, 1978 Vexillum (Pusia) pulchellum (Reeve, 1844) Vexillum venustum (Sarasúa, 1978)

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

(Original description) The shell is acuminately ovate. The spire is somewhat turreted and longitudinally ribbed. The ribs are narrow, flat, rather close-set, slightly granulated towards the base and transversely impressly striated. The shell is orange yellow, ornamented with a purple band in the interstices between the ribs. The columella is five-plaited. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.