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Family Muricidae, Subfamily Coralliophilinae
HAWAII
Coralliophila violacea
Punalu'u, Oahu, 4 feet, 24mm
Okoe Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet
Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet
VIOLET-MOUTHED CORAL-LOVING SHELL
Common on Porites coral at a permanent home scar. Difficult to recognize due to heavy deposits of coralline algae. Attains 1 inch. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. Formerly known as Coralliophila neritoidea.