Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga Author Houart, Roland John T. Huber Author Héros, Virginie John T. Huber text Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 196 437 480 journal article 978-2-85653-614-8 1243-4442 Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953 Fig. 4K Cytharomorula vexillum Kuroda, 1953: 183 , 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 . 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.