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Updated 11/2/2025

Family Costellariidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Orphanopusia patriarchalis



Oahu, 12.5 mm (Kala'i Sim collection)

PATRIARCH MITER

Rare in sand exceeding 150 feet.  Attains 1.4 inches, 30 mm.  Mauritius to Japan, Hawaii, and the Society Islands.  Formerly known as Vexillum (Pusia) patriarchialis.