Vexilla (gastropod)

Vexilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description
The shell is purpuriform. The inner lip is flattened and depressed. The outer lip, when adult, is thickened, inflected, and toothed. The aperture is wide.

Species
Species within the genus Vexilla include:


 * Vexilla taeniata (Powis, 1835 )
 * Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Synonyms:
 * Vexilla (Usilla) H. Adams, 1861 : synonym of Usilla H. Adams, 1861 (original rank)
 * Vexilla fusconigra Pease, 1860 : synonym of Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842)
 * Vexilla lineata A. Adams, 1854 : synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Vexilla picta Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Vexilla thaanumi Pilsbry, 1921 : synonym of Vexilla vexillum (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
 * Vexilla variabilis (Deshayes, 1863) : synonym of Cronia avenacea (Lesson, 1842) : synonum of Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842)