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Created 2/22/2026

Family Zebinidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Schwartziella triticea

 Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu, 3 mm

 

TRIPLE RISSO

Occurs under stones or rubble at any depth.  Turreted, stout, and white, with broad axial ribs with smooth interpaces, protoconch of three white whorls.  Attains 0.1 inch, 3 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Samoa, and Hawaii.