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Family Pinnidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Streptopinna saccata

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 60 feet

 

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

Sand Island Pipe, Oahu,  70 feet

BAGGY PEN SHELL

Fairly common in sand beneath rocks or in narrow crevices.  Ruffled shell lacking spines.  Attains width of 5 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-West Pacific.