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> Cypraea (Monetaria) caputophidii
Updated 8/8/2013
Family
Cypraeidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Cypraea
(Monetaria) caputophidii
Mokapu, Oahu, 1 foot, 23mm
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Juvenile, Puako, Hawaii, 2 feet, 26mm
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Puako tidepool, Hawaii
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Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i
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Juvenile, Kahalu'u tidepool, Hawaii
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Juvenile, Onekahakaha tidepool, Hawaii |
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Kaunolu tidepool, Lana'i |
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HAWAIIAN
SNAKEHEAD COWRY
Abundant
on shallow reefs & tidepools. Found in sea urchin pits
on wave benches or under stones. Juveniles are gray
with a wide brown band. Attains 1.75 inch. Endemic to Hawaii.
Formerly known in Hawaii as the Indo-Pacific Cypraea caputserpentis. |
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