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> Cypraea (Staphylaea) semiplota
Updated 11/28/2021
Family
Cypraeidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Cypraea
(Staphylaea) semiplota
HALF-SWIMMER COWRY
Rare on black
sponge under dead coral at any depth, it was fairly common until the
1980's.
Extremities are pitted and dark brown, light orange
teeth distally elongate. Attains 1 inch. Endemic to
Hawaii. Broadly oval shells are known as Cypraea semiplota
var. annae. |
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