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Updated 8/25/2025

Family Epitoniidae

CIRCUMTROPICAL / HAWAII

Gyroscala commutata

Paukukalo, Maui, 24 mm

 

Paukukalo, Maui, 22 mm

 

Paukukalo, Maui

PERPLEXED WENTLETRAP   PŪPŪ ALAPA‘I

Seasonally common in shallow water inhabited by hermit crabs, rarely found alive.  Attains 1.6 inches, 40 mm.  Worldwide in warm seas.  Formerly known as Epitonium perplexum and Epitonium lamellosum.