Vexillum radix

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

Vexillum radix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. radix
Binomial name
Vexillum radix (G.B. Sowerby II & G.B. Sowerby III, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
Costellaria euthymiana (G.B. II Sowerby, 1874) Mitra euthymiana sensu Jousseaume Ms Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1923 (nomen nudum) Mitra radix G. B. Sowerby II, 1874 (original combination) Vexillum (Costellaria) radix (G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)

Description

The length of the shell attains 31 mm.

The shell is similar to Vexillum obeliscus (Reeve, 1844), but the ribs are more distant and arcuate.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific: off Mozambique and the Philippines; also off Australia (Queensland, Western Australia).