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Updated 11/22/2012

Family Mitridae

HAWAII

Subcancilla foveolata   

Ke'ehi, Oahu, 300 feet, 13mm

PITTED MITER

Common in sand at depth exceeding 100 feet.  Attains 1 inch.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Lighter and less ornate than Subcancilla verrucosa.