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Created 3/21/2026

Family Vanikoridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Vanikoro acuta



Ma'ili, Oahu, 3 feet, 9 mm


Ma'ili, Oahu, 3 feet, 6 mm
   

ACUTE VANIKORO

Uncommon under rocks or rubble in shallow water.  Inflated and thin with spiral threads crossed by axial growth lines.  Attains 0.4 inch, 9 mm.  Red Sea to Hawaii and the Society Islands.