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Created 3/28/2026

Family Columbellidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Mitrella rorida



Kaupo, Oahu, 3 feet, 7 mm

RORID DOVE SHELL

Uncommon under stones near zoanthids in shallow water.  Dull tan with various brown markings and a peripheral spiral of white spots.  Attains 0.3 inch, 7 mm.  Mascarenes to Hawaii and the Tuamotus.