Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953

Houart, Roland & Héros, Virginie, 2008, Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga, Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196, pp. 437-480 : 460

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scientific name	Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953
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Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953 View in CoL

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Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953: 183 View in CoL , fig. 11

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Tonga. BORDAU 2: stn 1512, 21°29’S, 175°01’W, 183-184 m, 1 dd; stn DW 1549, 20°38’S, 175°00’W, 500 m, 1 dd; stn DW 1605, 22°17’S, 175°16’W, 441 m, 5 dd; stn DW 1607, 22°15’S, 175°23’W, 356-367 m, 2 lv (Fig. 4K), 1 dd GoogleMaps .

DISTRIBUTION. — Kii ( Japan), Chesterfield Plateau, New Caledonia and Tonga (new record), live in 356-367 m.

REMARKS. — Cytharomorula vexillum can be distinguished easily from other species of Cytharomorula by its characteristic brown primary spiral cords and broad axial ribs. Interspaces are whitish.