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Created 3/29/2026

Family Pyramidellidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Longchaeus maculosus



Pala'au, Moloka'i, 2 feet, 15 mm

 

  
   

SPOTTED PYRAMID

Rare in sand deeper than 30 feet where it preys upon Acorn worms.  Most specimens tend to be dredged subfossils or beachworn.  Attains 2 inches, 50 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and the Society Islands.  Formerly known as Pyramidella sulcata.