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Updated 4/28/2026

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Cribrarula gaskoini

Makaha, Oahu, 25 feet, 22 mm

 

Haleiwa, Oahu

(Hank Lynch collection)

 

Juvenile, Makaha, Oahu, 35 feet

 

Makaha, Oahu, 35 feet

 

Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet

 

GASKOIN'S COWRY

Uncommon in caverns with red sponge deeper than 20 feet.  It has small brown dots along the base.  Attains 1.2 inches, 30 mm.  Known from scattered locations including the Mascarenes, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hawaii.  Formerly known as Cypraea gaskoini.