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Updated 6/24/2024

Family Terebridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Terebra (Oxymeris) cerithina

Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet, 29mm

CERITH AUGER

Uncommon at any depth.  Slender form prefers deeper water than the inflated form known as Terebra cerithina spaldingi.  Attains 1.5 inch.   Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia.