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Updated 4/22/2023

Family Cypraeidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Cypraea (Naria) hawaiiensis 

Sand Is., Oahu, 15 feet, 21mm

 

Sand Is., Oahu, 15 feet, 25mm

 

 Fish Hole, Midway, 35 feet

 

Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 6 feet

Makapuu tidepool, Oahu

 

Sea Cave, Oahu, 65 feet

 

Makapuu tidepool, Oahu

 

Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet

 

Makapuu, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Adult & juvenile

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Kawaihae, Hawaii
   

HAWAIIAN HONEY COWRY

Common at any depth in dead coral and under rocks.  Base is orange-brown with purple terminal spots.  Base of Hawaiian shells fades after death while shells from other areas remain dark orange.  Attains 1.5 inch.  Endemic to Hawaii but closely related to Cypraea helvola from the Indo-West Pacific.