Vexillum adamsianum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
The shell is small, between in length. The shell often appears in white with red-brown or purple-brown blotch. The Aperture (mollusc) is pink to purple inside. Distribution This marine species was found of Hawaii, Tahiti, and Mozambique.
Trivia The species is named after Mr. Andrew C. Adams from Aiea, Hawaii, to honor his contributions to the study.
References
Turner H. 2001. Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald, 1860. Conchbooks. 1-100 page(s): 14 Poppe G.T., Guillot de Suduiraut E. & Tagaro S.P. (2006) New Costellariidae from the Philippines. Visaya 1(6): 104–113.
External links Cernohorsky W.O. (1978) New species of Mitridae, Costellariidae, and Turridae from the Hawaiian Islands with notes in Mitra sphoni in the Galapagos Islands. The Nautilus 92(3): 61–67. [27 April 1978] page(s): 64