Thala gloriae Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
6.9mm (larger specimen)

Thala gloriae is rare at Kwajalein. We have personally seen no specimens. The photo of two specimens below was originally taken by Kermit and Gloria Pearson and provided by Richard Salisbury, who confirmed the ID. The shells figured were both in the Pearson collection and are paratypes of the species. They were both found on the Kwajalein Atoll seaward reef slope in rubble at a depth of 10-13m. The shell itself is superficially very similar to Vexillum fraudator, which differs in lacking denticles on the outer lip.

Created 25 May 2019

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