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Family Limidae

HAWAII

Limaria auaua 

Makapu‘u, O‘ahu, 20 feet

'AU'AU FILE SHELL

Common in wispy nests beneath stones in shallow water.  Shell thin with ribs separated by wide interspaces present across entire surface.  Pale orange tentacles extended during feeding.  Attains 1 inch.  Endemic to Hawai‘i.  Formerly reported from Hawaii as Lima fragilis.