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Updated 4/29/2026
Family
Cypraeidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Erronea errones

Philippines, 30 mm
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Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet
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ERRONEOUS or
WANDERING COWRY
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Common
under dead coral or rocks in shallow water, but only collected a few
times in Hawaii.
Some populations have a dark blotch on dorsum. Attains 1.8 inches,
45 mm.
Tanzania to Samoa, and waifs to Hawaii. Formerly known as
Cypraea errones. |
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