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Reishia armigera
Updated 10/10/2012
Family
Muricidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Reishia armigera
Kahe Pt., Oahu, 10 feet,
59mm
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Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 25 feet
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Portlock, Oahu, 15 feet
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Sea Cave, Oahu, 45 feet
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Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet
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ARMORED DRUPE or DYE SHELL
Common in crevices in the surf zone.
Shell thick, heavily encrusted with coralline algae, aperture pale orange.
Attains 4 inches. Hawaii & the
Indo-Pacific. Formerly known as Thais armigera. |
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