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Updated 2/16/2026

Family Muricidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Vitularia sandwicensis 

Makena, Maui, 3 feet, 16 mm

 



Kaupo, Oahu, 25 feet, 13 mm
   

HAWAIIAN VITULARIA

Uncommon under stones where it preys upon bivalves in shallow water, and rarely found west of Maui.  It has fragile varices, white, tan, or orange with brown blotches.  Attains 1 inch, 25 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Long considered a slender form of Vitularia miliaris.