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> Thylacodes variabilis
Updated 3/12/2025
Family
Vermetidae
CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Thylacodes
variabilis
Kapoho Point, Kailua, Oahu |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet
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Portlock tidepool, Oahu |
Sharks Cove, Oahu 40 feet |
Ma'alaea Bay, Maui
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Sand Island, Oahu, 4 feet
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Kikaua, Hawaii, 3 feet
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Kikaua, Hawaii, 3 feet
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Kuki'o tidepool, Hawaii
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Kawaihae, Hawaii
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 12 feet
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Portlock, Oahu
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VARIABLE WORM SHELL KIO PO‘APO‘AI
| Common on hard surfaces at any depth. Brown shell crossed by strong
spirals & ribs. Animal color variable, the only Hawaiian species lacking an operculum.
The shell aperture is extremly sharp and inflict deep puncture wounds to
bare feet. Aperture diameter of 0.3 inch, 8 mm,
length of 2
inches, 50 mm. Occurs in the Hawaiian, Line, and Marshall Islands. Formerly known
as Serpulorbis variabilis. |
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