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Updated 6/23/2024

Family Mitridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Nebularia fastigium

Haleiwa, Oahu, 2 feet, 19 mm

ELEVATED MITER

Fairly common on reef benches and tidepools.  Stout, dull brown, smooth, with bluish white aperture, outer lip thick.  Attains 1.2 inches, 31 mm.  South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Mitra (Strigatella) fastigium.