Vexillum aureolatum

Vexillum aureolatum, common name : the golden mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

Description
The shell size varies between 8 mm and 29 mm

The shell is orange-brown, with a small white superior zone, and sometimes one or more thread-like inferior bands; sometimes white with an orange band below the suture and another at the base.

Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar and Mauritius and in the tropical Indo-Pacific from the Gulf of Oman to Polynesia, Fiji and Hawaii