Philbertia (Pseudodaphnella) nexa (Reeve, 1845)
Left: Length: 17.4mm, Width: 7.3mm, Height: 6.3mm. Scuba, 20 ft, fresh dead, among shell debris in surge channel just beyond the reef drop. Collected by Bob Abela on 14 June 2004.
Right & Center: Length: 17.0mm, Width: 7.2mm, Height: 6.4mm. Scuba, 20 ft, upper edge of a sand channel, under rubble resting over fine silty, almost muddy, sand. Agana Bay, Guam. Collected by Bob Abela on 25 May 2005.
Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific
Habitat: Intertidal and subtidal. (Cernohorsky)
Availability: Appears to be rare on Guam.
Size: Up to 20mm. (Cernohorsky)
References
Cernohorsky, Walter O. 1972. Tropical Pacific Marine Shells. p. 162; pl. 158, fig 1.
Chang, Chen-Kwoh. 1999. Small Shells of the Classic Family Turridae from Taiwan. Part 8 Philbertinae: Genera Pseudodaphnella, Microdaphne, Exomilus, Hemidaphne, and Philbertia. Internet Hawaiian Shell News Nov 1999, Feature, p4.
Springsteen, F. J. & F. M. Leobrera. Shells of the Philippines. p. 279. pl. 80, fig 3.