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Created 1/24/2026

Family Raphitomidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Kermia aniani

Ewa, Oahu, 50 feet, 5mm

 

ANIANI DAPHNELLA

Locally common under dead coral deeper than 30 feet.  Glossy brown with faint white spiral on last whorl.  Attains 0.2 inch, 5mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Aniani is a Hawaiian word for shiny or mirror.