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Updated 11/23/2012

Family Columbellidae

HAWAII

Euplica varians

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Ka'awaloa, Moloka'i, 30 feet, 8mm

 

Makapu'u, Oahu, 2 feet, 10mm

 

Onekahakaha tidepool, Hawaii

VARIABLE DOVE SHELL

Common under stones in shallow water, abundant on some beaches.  Color extremely variable.  Attains 1/3 inch.  Certain varieties are used to make Ni'ihau Shell Lei.  Hawaii, Indo-Pacific & Tropical Eastern Pacific.