Home > Invertebrates > Shells > Miters > Imbricariopsis punctata

Updated 6/23/2024

Family Mitridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Imbricariopsis punctata

Nanakuli, Oahu, 25 feet

PUNCTATE MITER

Common in sand deeper than 15 feet.  Obconic, with a tapering spire, fawn on white, unmarked base.  Attains 1 inch, 25 mm.  South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Imbricaria punctata.