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Updated 8/24/2025

Family Terebridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

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 10.8 inches, 274mm.   Red Sea to Hawaii, French Polynesia, Revillagigedos, and Cocos Island.  Formerly known as Terebra maculata.