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Updated 1/27/2026

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Naria erosa



Pearl Harbor, Oahu @ Padgett Carpenter



Banda Sea, Indonesia, 3 feet




ERODED COWRY

Abundant throughout the Indo-Pacific under rocks in shallow water but rarely found alive in Hawaii.  Subfossils are common in old reefs above sea level and dredged material.    Attains 3 inches, 75mm.  Indo-Pacific.