Vexillum diutenerum (Hervier, 1897)
7.0mm

Vexillum diutenerum is rare at Kwajalein, known from a few specimens found in seaward reef caves at night or sorted out of sand and rubble samples brought up from the seaward reef slope at depths of 16 to at least 45m. The one figured was from a lagoon Halimeda algae patch.

This one was exposed at night on the seaward reef.

The 6.9mm specimen below is an empty shell found in a sediment sample brought up from about 64m on the seaward reef.

Created 7 September 2015
Updated 11 April 2022

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