Vexillum variatum

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

Vexillum variatum
Shell of Vexillum variatum(specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. variatum
Binomial name
Vexillum variatum (Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms
Mitra variata Reeve, 1845 (original combination) Pusia splendidula Sarasúa, 1975 Vexillum (Pusia) variatum (Reeve, 1845)

Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm.

The shell is yellowish brown with a dark superior band, and a white band with dark margins below the middle. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas and Bermuda; in the Caribbean Sea; off Brazil.