Vexillum macrospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase (2018). Vexillum macrospira (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591509 on 2018-12-31
Description The length of the shell attains 33 mm.
A whitish, pyramidal-turreted species with a produced acuminate spire. It is ornated with irregular rows of chestnut spots. The whorls are slightly convex with longitudinal smooth ribs. The short aperture has a narrowed base. The outer lip is dilated anteriorly. The columella is five-plaited. Arthur Adams, escriptions of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection; Annals And Magazine of Natural History vol. 12 1853
The shell is whitish or yellowish, with rows of chestnut spots.Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
Distribution This marine species occurs off India.
References
External links Adams, A. (1853). Description of fifty-two new species of the genus Mitra, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1851) 19: 132-141 WMSDB : image