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Family Cardiidae

HAWAII

Vasticardium hawaiensis 

Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 100 feet

 

Mokuleia, Oahu, 100 feet

HAWAIIAN COCKLE

Uncommon in coarse sand & rubble.  Empty shells often near octopus dens.  Attains 3 inches.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known in Hawaii as Trachycardium orbita.