Wide-lipped triton, Turritriton labiosus

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Created 11/2/2025

Family Cymatiidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII

Turritriton labiosus

Pearl Harbor, Oahu, 24mm. @ Kala'i Sim
Bohol, P.I., 50 feet, 20mm

WIDE-LIPPED TRITON

Rarely found in Hawaii in deep water, and recent finds in Pearl Harbor are probably ship arrivals from Guam. Color variable. Attains 2 inches, 50mm. Tropical Atlantic, South Africa to Micronesia and Hawaii. Formerly known as Cymatium labiosum.