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Created 4/13/2026

Family Eulimidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Melanella letsonae

Kaupo, Oahu, 3 feet, 8 mm

 

LETSON'S EULIMID

Uncommon in sediments and beach drift.  Shell tapering and solid, spire flexed to the right, whorls flat, suture barely impressed, varices aligned into two series, outer lip protruding forward.  Attains 0.3 inch, 8 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known as Balcis letsonae.