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Family Cypraeidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Cypraea cicercula takahashii
North Shore, Oahu, 30 feet
HAWAIIAN CHICK-PEA COWRY
Rare in rubble or caverns deeper than 10 feet. More inflated and extremities narrower than Cypraea mauiensis. Attains 1/2 inch. Endemic Hawaiian subspecies.