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Updated 9/22/2025

Family Mangeliidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Macteola interrupta



Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu, 13mm

Kahalu'u tidepool, Hawaii

 

INTERRUPTED TURRID

Common under stones in tidepools and shallow reefs.  Attains 0.5 inch.  Seychelles to Hawaii and the Tuamotus.  Formerly known as Macteola segesta.