Vexillum crocatum (Lamarck,
1811)
25.1mm
Vexillum crocatum is moderately common
on lagoon, pinnacle and seaward reefs at depths from about 5 to at least 23m.
It can be found under rocks or in reef pockets by day and on caves walls or
exposed on rocks at night. Highly variable in color, the different forms have
sometimes been consisdered different species. Also, it is sometimes difficult
to distinguish some V. crocatum from V.
unifasicale. We may have some in the wrong place. Orange with a single
white band is a common color form.
The next two are eating small ceriths.
Black is one of the unusual color
forms.
The smaller one below also looks
a lot like a form of V.
unifasicale.
Various color forms of Vexillum crocatum.
Created 7 September 2015
Updated 26 February 2020
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