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Created 4/6/2026

Family Pyramidellidae

WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Odostomia oxia



Beach drift, Hapuna, Hawaii, 1 mm

 

  

ACIDIC PYRAMID

Uncommon in sediment at any depth.  Ovate, three smooth inflated whorls, bulbous protoconch, impressed suture, and a slight columellar fold.  Attains 0.1 inch, 2 mm.  Queensland to Hawaii and the Society Islands.