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Updated 1/1/2026

Family Haminoeidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Atys semistriatus



Ala Moana, Oahu, 10 feet, 9 mm

Hau`ula, Oahu, 4 feet

 

Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet

Onekahakaha tidepool, Hawaii

STRIATED BUBBLE

Common on reefs at any depth.  Transparent shell with 6-8 spiral striae above and below a smooth band in the middle, and the animal is translucent with red spots.  The shell attains 0.4 inch, 10 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and the Marquesas.