Vexillum luigiraybaudii Poppe, Guillot de Suduiraut & Tagaro, 2006
20.7mm

This appears to be a color variation of the species Vexillum luigiraybaudii and is rare at Kwajalein, found primarily under rocks on pinnacles and seaward reefs from 6 to about 20m. It may belong in the genus Protoelongata, but an intact protoconch would be required to make that determination.

The photo below is a Kwajalein specimen from the Andy Adams collection provided by Richard Salisbury.

Created 7 September 2015
Updated 28 July 2019

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