Vexillum acupictum
# Vexillum acupictum

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

## Description

The shell size varies between 13 mm and 46 mm

The white shell is tinged with yellowish or pink, profusely spotted and maculated with chestnut or chocolate color.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin and Mauritius, and in the Western Pacific Ocean and Japan; also off New Caledonia and Australia (Queensland).

