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> Cypraea (Blasicrura) pellucens pellucens
Updated 2/7/2013
Family
Cypraeidae
CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Cypraea
(Blasicrura) pellucens pellucens
Sand Is., Oahu, 10 feet,
29mm
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100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet
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Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 4
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Sand Island, Oahu, 12 feet
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Puako, Hawaii |
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ALISON'S COWRY
Fairly common on red sponge in dead coral heads, under
slabs, and caverns. Lacks dark spots on base, calloused only on outer lip.
Attains 2.5 inches. Hawaii
and the Central Pacific. Formerly reported from Hawaii as Cypraea teres
and Cypraea alisonae. |
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