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Updated 10/9/2025

Family Pisaniidae

WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Ecmanis ignea

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Kaupo, Oahu, 3 feet

Kaupo, Oahu, 3 feet

FLAME WHELK

Uncommon under rocks in shallow water.  Attains 2.1 inches, 52 mm.  South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Prodotia ignea and Pisania ignea.