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> Cypraea (Mauritia) maculifera maculifera
Updated 1/27/2013
Family
Cypraeidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Cypraea
(Mauritia) maculifera maculifera
Makapu�u,
O�ahu, 2 feet,
57mm
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Juvenile, Makapu�u, O�ahu, 2 feet,
60mm
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Juvenile, Sharks Cove, O�ahu, 25 feet
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Juvenile, Makapu�u tidepool, O�ahu |
Ka'ohe, Hawai'i, 20 feet
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Mala Wharf, Maui, 20 feet
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Makapu�u Pinnacle, O�ahu, 20 feet
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Blowhole, Oahu, 20 feet |
Subadult, Sea Cave, Oahu, 20 feet |
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HAWAIIAN
RETICULATED COWRY
Common in rough shallow water in
holes and under large slabs. Juveniles are gray with wavy brown lines.
Attains 4 inches. Endemic Hawaiian subspecies. Parent
species occurs throughout the Indo-West Pacific. |
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