Vexillum turben (Reeve, 1844)
17.8mm

Vexillum turben is moderately rare at Kwajalein. It can occasionally be found in ledges and caves at night on pinnacle and seaward reefs at depths of about 10 to at least 20m. This species was placed by itself in the genus Idiochila by Fedosov et al (2017), although they noted there was some doubt. The World Register of Marine Species still lists this species in Vexillum. However, the shell does appear to have a pretty unique shape so it may indeed be worth separating.

Created 8 September 2015
Updated 11 April 2022

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