Vexillum pulchellum (Reeve, 1844) is a member of the family Costellariidae that may reach 23 mm (about 0.9 inch). Its shell has a sculpture of strong axial (“vertical”) ribs and an elegant color pattern of an orange or salmon-pink background and a single, narrow spiral band of lighter color, which is in turn crossed by short dark-brown bars. The species is found in Florida and the Caribbean. (A large reproduction of this illustration is displayed in the In Focus exhibition at the National Shell Museum.)
