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Family Eulimidae
HAWAII
Melanella
ima
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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THAANUM'S
EULIMID
Uncommon under stones or
rubble. Shell flexed to the right, semi-transparent, >9 convex
whorls with spiral varices, suture impressed, outer lip arching
forward. Animal green or yellow. Attains 1.5 inch.
Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific. Formerly known as Balcis
thaanumi. |
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