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Updated 4/28/2026

Family Cypraeidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Pustularia mauiensis

Kona, Hawaii, 30 feet

 


West Maui, 14 mm
(David Lum collection)

Subspecies wattsi, Maui, 12 mm
(David Lum collection)

  MAUI'S COWRY

Rare under rocks or rubble at any depth, from Oahu to the Island of Hawaii.  Subspecies Pustularia mauiensis wattsi is found around Oahu and has darker spots.  Attains 0.6 inch, 15 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known as Cypraea mauiensis.