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Updated 3/13/2014

Family Littorinidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Littoraria scabra



He'eia, Oahu

Lilipuna Pier, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu

 

MANGROVE PERIWINKLE

Locally common on seawalls and mangrove roots within sheltered bays and harbors.  The color pattern is variable.  Attains 1.6 inches, 40 mm.  South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Littorina scabra.