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Updated 11/1/2025

Family Columbellidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Euplica turturina



Midway Atoll, 13 mm
(Kala'i Sim collection)



Oahu

TURTLE DOVE SHELL

Rare in beach drift along the Main Hawaiian Islands, and found under rocks near shore around Midway Atoll.  Attains 0.6 inch, 16 mm.  East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and the Marquesas.