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Family Costellariidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Vexillum adamsi 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

ADAMS' MITER

Common under stones in shallow water.  Attains 1/2 inch.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly misidentified in Hawaii as Vexillum (Pusia) lautum from the Tropical Pacific.