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Family Cypraeidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Cypraea (Monetaria) caputophidii 

 

Mokapu, Oahu, 1 foot, 23mm

 

Juvenile, Puako, Hawaii, 2 feet, 26mm

 

Puako tidepool, Hawaii

Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i

 

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu 

Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu 

 

Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i

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.