Black-Lipped Pearl OysterPinctada margaritifera
(1: Red Hill, Maui / 2: Kaloko Arches, Kona / 3: Kanaka Nui, Kauai / 4: Secret Wreck, Oahu / 5: Camp One, Kauai / 6: Pyramid Point, Lehua / 7: Buoy 2, Kauai)
Brilliant DrupeDrupa rubusidaeus
(1: Pipe Dream, Kona / 2: Sheraton Caverns, Kauai)
Cliff OysterSpondylus violacescens
(1: Harbor Ledges, Kauai / 2-3: Three Fingers, Kauai)
Cymbal Bubble ShellHaminoea cymbalum
This is a small clear-shelled snail with a green, orange, and white body. The one in the image is tiny - maybe 2mm long.
Flea ConeConus pulicarius
(1: Harbor Ledges, Kauai)
Horned HelmetCassis cornuta
(1-2: Kaloko Arches, Kona / 3: Golden Arches, Kona / 4-5: Amber's Arches, Kauai / 6: Dog Beach, Kona) These eat urchins. This series of pictures took less than 30 seconds:
This one left a crushed urchin test in its trail:
Imperial ConeConus imperialis
Lance AugurHastula lanceata
Marbled ConeConus marmoreus
Marlinspike AugurTerebra maculata
(1: Inner Crater, Molokini / 2: Stone House, Kauai / 3: Kua Bay, Kona)
Perforated ConeConus pertusus
Pimpled BasketNassarius papillosus
(1-2: Harbor Ledges, Kauai / 3: Hale O Honu, Kauai)
Punctured MiterMitra stictica
(1: Fast Lanes, Kauai / 2: Mile Marker 4, Kona)
Spicer's ConeConus spiceri
(1: Harbor Ledges, Kauai)
Triton's TrumpetCharonia tritonis
(1: Pentagon, Kona / 2-3: Plate Lunch, Kauai / 4: Turtle Heaven, Kona)
Triton's Trumpet is one of the few species that eats crown-of-thorns stars.
White-Spotted AugerTerebra guttata
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