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Vexillum intermittens

Species of gastropod

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Overview

Vexillum intermittens is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 11 mm and 18 mm, its diameter between 3.5 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Miocene strata in the former Paratethys Sea.

External links

* Hoernes R. & Auinger M. (1880). Die Gastropoden der Meeres-Ablagerungen der ersten und zweiten miocänen Mediterran-Stufe der österreichisch-üngarischen Monarchie. Abhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt. 12(2): 53-113, pls 7-12 * Harzhauser, M. & Landau, B. (2021). An overlooked diversity—the Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4982(1): 1-70

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