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Updated 6/24/2024

Family Terebridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Terebra (Oxymeris) maculata

Terebra maculata, Oahu

Kaiona, Oahu, 6 feet, 184mm

 

Kahe Point, Oahu, 30 feet, 40mm

 

Midway Lagoon, 30 feet

 

Honokohau, Hawaii, 50 feet

Honokohau, Hawaii, 50 feet

 


Makai Pier, Oahu, 10 feet		  
   

MARLINSPIKE AUGER

Locally common at any depth.  Large shells frequently scarred or missing spire.  Leaves a long trail as it crawls beneath the sand.  Attains nearly 12 inches.   Red Sea to Hawaii, French Polynesia, Revillagigedos, and Cocos Island.