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Updated 4/5/2026

Family Triphoridae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Bouchetriphora pallida



Beach drift, Makapu'u, Oahu, 4.5mm

Makapu'u, Oahu, 30 feet

 

PALE TRIPHORID

Uncommon under dead coral at any depth.  Elongate, slightly convex, glossy off-white, posterior canal a short, narrow notch, anterior canal short & recurved.  Attains 0.3 inch, 8 mm.  Mascarenes to Australia, Hawaii and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Triphora pallida.