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Updated 4/28/2026

Family Cypraeidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Lyncina leviathan leviathan 

Ma'ili Point, Oahu, 10 feet, 84 mm

 

Kaena Point, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 15 feet

 

LEVIATHAN COWRY

Locally common in caverns and under slabs exposed to surge.  Elongate-cylindrical with nodules along the calloused margin.  Attains 5.1 inches,  130 mm.  Endemic Hawaiian subspecies.