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Updated 6/24/2024

Family Terebridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Terebra (Oxymeris) dimidiata

Terebra dimidiata, Oahu

Kaiona, Oahu, 6 feet, 113mm

 

Mokapu, Oahu, 10 feet, 128mm

 

Faga'alu, American Samoa, 20 feet, 87mm

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 80 feet

 
   

ORANGE AUGER

Rare in sand at any depth.  Shell relatively lightweight.  Attains 6 inches.  Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia.