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Updated 4/28/2026

Family Cypraeidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Mauritia scurra

Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet, 48 mm

 

Subadult, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet, 41 mm

 

JESTER COWRY

Uncommon in coral heads or deep rubble at any depth.  Crawls rapidly when disturbed.  Attains 2.2 inches, 57 mm.  South Africa to Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Cypraea scurra.