Orphanopusia cf festa(Reeve, 1845)
12.5mm
The ID here is highly tentative. The shell looks
more like a species of Vexillum and it could be an undescribed species.
It is rare at Kwajalein, known from only one empty shell brought up
in a sand and rubble sample from the steep seaward slope.
No living animal photo available.
Created 7 September 2015
Updated 14 October 2025
Return
to Costellariidae list
Kwajalein
Underwater home