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Family Trapeziidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Trapezium oblongum

OBLONG TRAPEZIUM

Uncommon under dead coral or sandy rubble in shallow water.  Shell light with fine radiating threads crossed by concentric growth rings.  Attains 2 inches, 50 mm.  Red Sea to Micronesia, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.