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Created 4/6/2026

Family Pyramidellidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Herviera gliriella



Mokapu, Oahu, 3 feet, 2 mm

 

  

DORMOUSE PYRAMID

Common under rocks or rubble at any depth.  Ovate, glossy brown with a darker base, 5 slightly inflated whorls and curved axial ribs, and a subtle fold on the columella.  Attains 0.1 inch, 2 mm.  Mascarenes to Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Society Islands.