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Created 2/9/2026

Family Vermetidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Dendropoma platypus



Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 3 feet
   

WHITE WORM SNAIL

Common among eroded coral on shallow sheltered reefs.  Coiled and embedded within substrate, obscure ribs and ridges may be present, white or mottled various colors.  Aperture diameter 0.3 inch, 7 mm, overall diameter or length of 1 inch, 25 mm.  Seychelles to Micronesia, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui.