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Upated 6/23/2024

Family Costellariidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Vexillum piceum

BLACK MITER

Uncommon under rocks or rubble in shallow water.  Dark brown with intesecting axial and spiral grooves and a pale marginal band.  Attains 0.4 inch, 10 mm.  Mascarenes to Hawaii and the Austral Islands.  Formerly known as Vexillum (Pusia) piceum.