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Updated 12/5/2025

Family Bullidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Bulla vernicosa



Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet, 23 mm


Mokapu, Oahu, 3 feet


Kona tidepool, Hawaii
   

ADAM'S BUBBLE

Locally common in silty sand under rocks, emerging at night to feed upon green algae.  Thick inflated shell with dark brown blotches and white flecks.  Shell attains length of 2 inches, 50 mm.  Mascarenes to Hawaii and French Polynesia.