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Updated 2/10/2026

Family Ellobiidae

WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Laemodonta octanfracta



Mokapu, Oahu, 5mm



Kapoho Point, Kailua, Oahu
   

CORDED LAEMODONTA

Uncommon under stones or gravel in the splash zone near freshwater seeps.  Color ranges from orange to reddish brown.  Attains 0.5 inch, 12mm.  Western Australia to  the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.