species: Vexillum militare in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Vexillum militare


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Vexillum militare about 2 cm long from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Costellariidae
Genus Vexillum
Species Vexillum militare

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 2 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other references

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.