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Updated 4/3/2021
Family Strombidae
Strombs & Conchs
| Strombs & Conchs are herbivorous snails that possess
well-developed eyes and a sickle-like operculum that can be quickly
employed as a walking aid or device to right itself. Rare in
Hawaii, the family is diverse and well-represented in warm waters around
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HAWAII - ENDEMIC
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Euprotomus hawaiensis
HAWAIIAN STROMB 
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Canarium
hellii
HELL'S STROMB
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mutabile ostergaardi
OSTERGAARD'S STROMB
Subfossil only
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INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
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Maculastrombus
maculatus
SPOTTED STROMB
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Canarium wilsonorum
WILSON'S STROMB
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Tridentarius dentatus
THREE-TOOTHED STROMB
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Gibberulus gibbosus
HUMPED CONCH Subfossil in Hawaii
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INDO-PACIFIC
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Lambis truncata sebae
PACIFIC GIANT SPIDER CONCH
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Lambis scorpius
SCORPION CONCH
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Canarium labiatum
PLICATE CONCH
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TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC
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Lobatus gigas
QUEEN CONCH
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