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Updated 11/1/2025

Family Strombidae

CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Maculastrombus maculatus

Makapu'u, Oahu, 1 foot, 30mm

 

Makapu'u, Oahu, 1 foot, 32mm

 

Hau'ula, Oahu, 3 feet, 29mm

 


Midway Atoll, 25.5mm. @ Kala'i Sim

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Makua, Oahu, 10 feet

Makua, Oahu, 10 feet

Sharks Cove tidepool, Oahu

 

SPOTTED STROMB

Uncommon while alive on algal mats in tidepools and wave benches, but commonly inhabited by hermit crab.  Orange-banded form is uncommon; unmarked cream form is rare.  Attains 1.6 inches, 40mm.  Hawaii and the Marshall Islands.  Formerly known as Canarium maculatum and Strombus maculatus.