Vanikoro imbricata Pease, 1861b. (Synonym: Vanikoro distans (Re-cluz, 1844), Cernohorsky, 1972, in part.) Length, 6 mm; diameter, 7 mm. Shell: globose, thin, fragile; last whorl with axial ribs and fine spiral striae; white. Spire: teleoconch of three and one-half globose whorls, the last whorl much the largest; suture distinct. Sculpture: apical whorls with fine axial ribbing, granulated where they are crossed by spiral threads; abapical whorls with closely spaced, curved axial ribs, with fine spiral striae in the intercostal spaces. Aperture: ovate, outer lip jutting forward at the base; base with a wide and deep umbilicus with axial ribs and spiral striae. Color: white.
Shells are occasionally found in beach drift but nothing is known of the habits of the living animal.
V. imbricata was described from the Hawaiian Islands. It is distinguished from V. distans (Recluz) by its smaller size and more closely spaced axial ribs.