The Costellariidae Family includes 687 species comprising 28 genus (Vexillum (396 species), Austromitra (69), Thala (36), Pusia (28), Mitromica (21), Tosapusia (17), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : ⤷Caenogastropoda 
   Order       : ⤷Neogastropoda 
    Superfamily : ⤷Turbinelloidea 
     Family      : ⤷Costellariidae

Common name : ribbed miters

Aspect : elongated, turriform or biconical shape with a high spire; dominated by axial ribs (11–40 per whorl); clearly hollowed suture line; aperture narrow, elongated and slit-shaped with an inner lip bearing 3–5 (usually 3–4) oblique columellar folds

Feeding : carnivorous (some species may scavenge or target wood-boring organisms)

Environment : tropical and temperate marine waters, predominantly in the Indo-Pacific region in coral reefs, rocky substrates, sandy bottoms; from intertidal zones down to 200m depths