Vexillum cf recurvirostris (Sowerby, 1908)
13.0mm

In shell shape, this species is very close to Vexillum recurvirostris, and some refrences figure it under that name. We hesitate only because we have seen many normal looking V. recurvirostris and they do not vary much. It would seem odd, though of course not impossible, to have just one or two out of the hundred or more we have seen be so different in color. So for the present, we are keeping this separate. We do not have a photo of the living animal.

Created 13 August 2018
Updated 28 February 2020

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