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Family Mitridae

HAWAII

Mitra (Strigatella) fastigium

Haleiwa, Oahu, 2 feet, 19mm

ELEVATED MITER

Fairly common on reef benches and tidepools.  Stout, dull brown, smooth, with bluish white aperture, outer lip thick.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.