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Terebra (Strioterebrum) nitidum

Kahe Pt., Oahu, 35 feet, 25mm

 

Kahe Pt., Oahu, 35 feet, 24mm

 

Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet

SHINY PACIFIC AUGER

Uncommon at scuba depths.  Shell slender & glossy, gray or cream with weak, widely-spaced ribs, subsutural band of punctures, aperture narrow.  Attains 1.5 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.  Formerly known as Hastula nitida.