Surrepifungium costulatum is one of the more common epitoniids found at Kwajalein. They are usually in sand and rubble pockets on the seaward reef under fungiid corals, most often the convex, elongated loaf Herpolitha limax. Often the shells are buried in fine sand underneath the coral, but clusters of sand ball egg masses are usually visible on the surface of the sand. Many photos are provded.
With clusters of sand packed egg balls.
More eggs.
The whorls can have a bit of a gap between them.
29.7mm, 16 September 1973
23.75mm, 12 July 1999
Typical seaward reef Herpolitha limax that may hide a group of Surrepifungium costulatum.
Created 17 April 2017
Updated 3 April 2024