Vexillum woldemarii

Vexillum woldemarii, common name the coffee-berry mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.^[1]

Vexillum woldemarii
Shell of Vexillum woldemarii (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Costellariidae
Genus:	Vexillum
Species:	V. woldemarii
Binomial name
Vexillum woldemarii (Kiener, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Mitra aethiops Reeve, 1845 Mitra choava Reeve, 1844 Mitra creniplicata A. Adams, 1853 Mitra woldemarii Kiener, 1838 Zierliana woldemarii (Kiener, 1838)

Description

The length of the shell attains 24 mm.

(Described as Mitra choava) The ovate shell is solid and smooth. The spire is short. The shell is blackish-brown, the plaits are white. The columella is concave, armed with a callosity, four-plaited. The outer lip is peculiarly flattened and canaliculated at the upper part, crenulated within.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.