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Created 4/24/2026

Family Psammobiidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Gari pennata



Kewalo, Oahu, 70 feet, 15 mm

 

FEATHER TELLIN

Uncommon in sand at any depth.  Shell relatively thin, with a bold chevron pattern at the posterior end, white with a lavender flammulesAttains 0.6 inch, 16 mm.  Red Sea to Taiwan,  Hawaii, and the Society Islands.  Formerly known as Grammatomya kanaka.