Vexitomina metcalfei
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Vexitomina metcalfei

Vexitomina metcalfei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.

Appearance

The length of the shell attains 20 mm.

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The holotype is a faded shell in the British Museum. This species varies in size, colour, and sculpture. It reaches a length of 20 mm., with nineteen tubercules on the penultimate whorl, and is usually dark chestnut picked out with buff on the shoulder nodules. The operculum is unguiculate with a terminal nucleus.

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Distribution

Geography

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland.

References

1. Vexitomina metcalfei Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexitomina_metcalfei

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