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Family Arcidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Barbatia tenella

Kaupo, Oahu, 10 feet

 

SMOOTH ARK

Uncommon under stones at any depth.  Shells are covered with thin periostracum.  Attains 1 inch.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.  Also known as Barbatia (Barbarca) tenella.