Vexillum venustulum

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

Vexillum venustulum
Drawing of a shell of Vexillum venustulum (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. venustulum
Binomial name
Vexillum venustulum (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra venustula Reeve, 1844

Description

(Original description) The shell is ovate with an acuminated spire. The whorls are convex and longitudinally granosely ribbed. The shell is bright yellow, encircled with two or three narrow dark chesnut zones. The columella is four-plaited.^[2]