Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Half-Swimmer Cowry
Staphylaea semiplota
Half-Swimmer Cowry
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Staphylaea semiplota
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (2 cm)
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Hawaii (Endemic)
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
└Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
└Littorinimorpha (Order)
└Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
└Cypraeidae (Family)
└Staphylaea (Genus)
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