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Created 4/10/2026

Family Eulimidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Hemiliostraca peasei



Beach drift, Hapuna, Hawaii, 2 mm

PEASE'S EULIMID

Uncommon in sediment and beach drift, and may be parasitic on brittle stars.  Milky white with brown flammules, spire flexed in two directions and compressed, varices irregular, suture flush.  Attains 0.2 inch, 5 mm.  South Africa to Hawaii and Western Mexico.  Formerly known as Eulima peasei and Hemiliostraca distorta.