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Family Nassaridae

HAWAII

Nassarius splendidulus

Makua, Oahu, 40 feet, 14mm

SPLENDID BASKET SHELL

Locally common in sand at scuba depths.  Attains 1 inch, but usually half that.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.  Formerly misidentified in Hawaii as Nassarius crematus.