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Family Isognomonidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Isognomon legumen

Portlock, Oahu, 35 feet

 

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 70 feet

 

Makapu'u, Oahu, 20 feet

FRAGILE PURSE SHELL

Uncommon in crevices or under dead coral deeper than 20 feet.  Shell irregular and fragile with fine concentric growth rings, cream with a white interior.  Attains 2 inches, 50 mm.  Red Sea to Hawaii and the Tuamotus.  Introduced to the Eastern Mediterranean via shipping.