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Updated 7/27/2023

Family Nassaridae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Nassarius hirtus

Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet, 25 mm

 


Onekahakaha, Hawaii

South Kohala, Hawaii

ROUGH BASKET

Locally common in silty sand under stones in shallow water.  Attains 1.2 inches, 30 mm.  Hawaii, Tuamotus, Marquesas, and the Solomon Islands.