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Updated 12/12/2024

Family Muricidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Vitularia sandwicensis 

Ahihi Bay, Maui, 3 feet, 16mm

HAWAIIAN VITULARIA

Uncommon under stones or on bivalves in shallow water.  Attains 1 inch.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Long considered a slender form of Vitularia miliaris.