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> Maculastrombus maculatum
Updated 4/3/2021
Family Strombidae
CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Maculastrombus maculatus
Makapu'u, Oahu, 1 foot, 30mm
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Makapu'u, Oahu, 1 foot, 32mm
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Hau'ula, Oahu, 3 feet, 29mm
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Makua, Oahu, 10 feet |
Makua, Oahu, 10 feet |
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Sharks Cove tidepool, Oahu |
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SPOTTED STROMB
Uncommon while alive on algal mats in tidepools and wave benches, but
commonly inhabited by hermit crab. Orange-banded or yellow form is rare.
Attains 1 inch.
Hawaii, Micronesia, SE Polynesia. Formerly known as Canarium
maculatum and Strombus
maculatus. |
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