Vexillum regina
species of molluscs
Vexillum regina, common name the queen mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Subspecies
Vexillum regina filiareginae J. M. Cate, 1961 : synonym of Vexillum filiareginae J. M. Cate, 1961: synonym of Vexillum coloscopulus J. M. Cate, 1961
Description
The queen miter snail (Vexillum regina) is spectacularly colored with white, orange, and dark brown stripes (the species does vary in coloration, however). Vexillum is a predatory snail that secretes toxins to immobilize & kill prey.
The shell is elongately fusiform. The spire is turreted and sharply produced. The whorls are angulated at the upper part, longitudinally ribbed, transversely elevately striated. The shell is alternately zoned with orange-red and blueish white, edged with black. The columella is four-plaited.
Distribution
It is a tropical marine gastropod from the Indo-Western Pacific Basin: Madagascar, Mozambique, the Philippines; also in the Coral Sea.
References
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.).
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