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Updated 6/24/2024

Family Terebridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Terebra (Oxymeris) crenulata

Mokapu, Oahu, 12 feet, 125mm

 

Kaiona, Oahu, 6 feet, 92mm

 

Wailupe, Oahu, 12 feet

 

Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 15 feet

CRENULATED AUGER

Common in shallow water including coarse sandy pockets.  Variable, gray to flesh, crenulations light or heavy.  Attains 5 inches.  Red Sea to Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Clipperton.