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Updated 6/23/2024

Family Costellariidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Vexillum aureolatum



Ala Moana, Oahu, 40 feet, 12.5 mm

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 25 feet

 

GOLDEN MITER

Uncommon under dead coral or rubble deeper than 20 feet.  Strong axial ribs with a prominent white midbody spiral.  Attains 1 inch, 25 mm.  East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and  the Society Islands.  Formerly considered a synonym of Vexillum unifasciale.