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Created 4/20/2026

Family Fasciolariidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Turrilatirus craticulatus



Cargo pier, Midway Atoll, 30 feet, 56 mm
 

WICKERWORK SPINDLE

Common under rocks at any depth, except Hawaii, where it is extremely rare.  Cream with red or dark brown axial ribs which may be narrow and sharp, or low and wide, crossed by sharp spiral keels.  The shell pictured is unusually dark and smooth.  Attains 2.4 inches, 61 mm.  South Africa to Okinawa, Samoa, and Hawaii.  Formerly known as Latirus craticulatus.