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Updated 6/23/2024

Family Costellariidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Vexillum pacificum

Kahe Pt., Oahu, 30 feet, 18mm

 

Kahe Pt., Oahu, 30 feet, 17 mm

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 50 feet

 


Juvenile, Kawaihae, Hawaii
   

PACIFIC MITER

Common in sand over hard reef deeper than 20 feet.  Attains 0.8 inch, 20 mm.  East Africa to Hawaii and the Society Islands.  Formerly known as Vexillum (Costellaria) pacificum.