Sand Is., Oahu, 15 feet, 21 mm

Sand Is., Oahu, 15 feet, 25 mm

 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

Common under rocks at any depth.  The base of fresh shells is orange-brown with purple terminal spots, fading to peach.  Hawaiian shells fade soon after death while shells from other regions retain their color.  Attains 1.4 inches, 36 mm.  An endemic Hawaiian subspecies.  Formerly known as Cypraea helvola.