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Created 3/29/2026

Family Pyramidellidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Otopleura mitralis



Hau'ula, Oahu, 5 feet, 12 mm

 

  
   

MITER PYRAMID

Common in sand at any depth.  Shell often eroded or stained orange.  Attains 0.7 inch, 20 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and the Gambier Islands.