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Updated 2/14/2026

Family Chamidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Chama limbula



Kane'ohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet


Papa Bay, Hawaii
 

Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet

 

  


Kaunolu tidepool, Lana'i

  

PURPLE-LIP JEWEL OYSTER   KUPEKALA

Locally common in shallow water and tidepools.  Shell extremely thick, smooth with fine concentric growth rings, interior margin smooth, purple.  Attains 5 inches, 125 mm.  Red Sea to Korea, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Chama iostoma.