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Family Costellariidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Vexillum adamsi 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

ADAMS' MITER

Fairly common under rocks in shallow water.  Attains 0.7 inch, 18 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly misidentified in Hawaii as Vexillum (Pusia) lautum of the Tropical Pacific.