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Family Trochidae

WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Trochus intextus

Kaunolu Bay tidepool, Lana'i

 

Portlock, Oahu, 20 feet

HAWAIIAN or WOVEN TOP

Common under stones on sand in shallow water.  Feeds upon filamentous algae.  Operculum thin and yellow.  Attains 1.25 inch.  Philippines to Hawaii.