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Family
Cypraeidae
HAWAII
Cypraea
(Staphylaea) semiplota

HALF-SWIMMER COWRY
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Rare on black
sponge under dead coral at any depth.
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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