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> Cypraea (Purpuradusta) fimbriata unifasciata
Updated 7/3/2022
Family
Cypraeidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Cypraea
(Purpuradusta) fimbriata unifasciata
HAWAIIAN
FRINGED COWRY
Common in dead coral and under
stones at scuba depths. Shell small and cylindrical with purple
tips, animal bright orange. Attains 1/2 inch. Endemic Hawaiian
subspecies, parent species occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific. |
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