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Family Limidae

HAWAII

Limaria keohea 

Makapu�u, O�ahu, 20 feet

KEOHEA FILE SHELL

Common in wispy nests beneath stones in shallow water.  Shell thin with threadlike ribs becoming nearly smooth in the center.  Pale orange tentacles extended during feeding.  Attains 1 inch.  Endemic to Hawai'i.  Formerly known as Lima keokea.