''Costapex'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s, in the

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Costellariidae Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as ''Vexillum'' miters. The main family o ...

, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Costapex'' Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957100 on 2018-12-31Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.

Species

Species within the genus ''Costapex'' include: * ''

Costapex exbodi ''Costapex exbodi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Costapex exbodi'' Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017 * ''

Costapex joliveti ''Costapex joliveti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gast ...

'' (Poppe & Tagaro, 2006) * ''

Costapex levis ''Costapex levis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastrop ...

'' Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017 * ''

Costapex margaritatus ''Costapex margaritatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine ...

'' Herrmann, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2017 * ''

Costapex martinorum ''Costapex martinorum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine ga ...

'' (Cernohorsky, 1986) * ''

Costapex sulcatus ''Costapex sulcatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gast ...

'' Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017

Classification

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Turbinelloidea (Superfamily) > Costellariidae (Family) > Costapex (Genus)

References

Costellariidae {{Costellariidae-stub