Vexillum rusticum

Vexillum rusticum, common name the rustic mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum rusticum
Shell of Vexillum rusticum (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. rusticum
Binomial name
Vexillum rusticum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra rustica Reeve, 1845 Vexillum (Costellaria) rusticum (Reeve, 1845)

Description

The length of the shell attains 21.4 mm.

(original description) The shell is oblong-ovate with the spire turreted. The whorls are angulated at the upper part, longitudinally ribbed, with the ribs rather distant. There are prickly tubercles on the angle, transversely punctured. The shell is whitish, the lower part of the shell ash-colour. The columella is four-plaited.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea.