Sand Is., O‘ahu, 15 feet, 21mm

Sand Is., O‘ahu, 15 feet, 25mm

 Fish Hole, Midway, 35 feet

Ft. Kamehameha, O‘ahu, 6 feet

Makapu‘u tidepool, O‘ahu

Sea Cave, O‘ahu, 65 feet

Makapu‘u tidepool, O‘ahu

Ft. Kamehameha, O‘ahu, 3 feet

Makapu‘u, O‘ahu, 20 feet

Adult & juvenile

Common at scuba depths 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.