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Created 8/8/2025

Family Pisaniidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Engina alveolata



Kewalo, Oahu, 40 feet, 16 mm

 

HONEYCOMB ENGINA

Rare in Hawaii under rocks deeper than 30 feet.  Attains 1 inch, 25 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, the Tuamotus, and Panama.  Formerly known as Clivipollia alveolata.