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Created 3/12/2026

Family Litiopidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Styliferina goniochila



Beach drift, Hapuna, Hawaii, 3 mm

GREEN ALGAE SNAIL

Lives and feeds upon green algae including Avrainvillea mudweed deeper than 30 feet.   Glassy with spirals of white spots.  Attains 0.1 inch, 3 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.