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> Nucleolaria granulata x nucleus f. hinuhinu
Updated 10/25/2025
Family
Cypraeidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Nucleolaria
granulata x nucleus 
GLOSSY
GRANULATED COWRY
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Very rare in
caverns or under slabs deeper than 20 feet. Glossy cream to
brown, inflated with protruding extremities, distinct marginal callous,
prominent dorsal groove nearly centered, large granules joined by ridges
on left side extending onto base.
Attains 1 inch. Endemic to Hawaii. This is a hybrid between
endemic Nucleolaria granulata and
Indo-Pacific
Nucleolaria
nucleus. It was described in Severns, 2011 as
Nucleolaria hinuhinu. |
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