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> Naria cernica f. marielae
Updated 10/24/2025
Family
Cypraeidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Naria
f. marielae
Hawaii, 40 feet, 28mm
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South Oahu,
27mm
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WAXY COWRY
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Rare at
depths greater than 60 feet. Orange dorsum has small diffuse
white spots, extremities with faint brown spots. Base is white and lateral callus
is pitted. Attains 1.75 inch. Hawaii & the Indo-West
Pacific. Hawaiian shells are referred to as form marielae. |
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