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Updated 12/1/2025

Family Muricidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Pinaxia versicolor

Laie, Oahu, 3 feet, 14 mm

 


Laie, Oahu, 3 feet, 17 mm

COLORFUL DRUPE

Rare in Hawaii under rocks at any depth, but common elsewhere.  Attains 0.8 inch, 20 mm.  East Africa to Japan and Hawaii.