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Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Turrids
| Turrids are a diverse group of shells that have a venomous barb to
capture prey. They have a distinctive posterior notch on the outer
lip. Most are less than 1 inch long. |
Family Turridae
Subfamily Turrinae
HAWAII
Turridrupa bijubata
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet
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CRESTED TURRID
| Common on hard reef & under stones at scuba depths. Attains
1 inch. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
Family Drilliidae
HAWAII
Carinapex minutissima
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet |
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| Common under stones at any depth. Attains 3mm.
Hawaii & the Southwest Pacific. |
Family Conidae
Subfamily Clathurellinae
HAWAII
Lienardia
(Lienardia) mighelsi
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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| Common under stones on
wave-washed reefs and benches. Attains 1cm. Hawaii & the
Tropical Pacific. |
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