Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Bigfin Reef Squid - Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Bigfin Reef Squid

Day Octopus - Octopus cyanea

Gaskoin's Cowrie - Cribrarula gaskoini

Gaskoin's Cowrie

Tiger Cowrie - Cypraea tigris

Leviathan Cowrie - Lyncina leviathan

Leviathan Cowrie

Pacific Deer Cowrie - Lyncina vitellus

Pacific Deer Cowrie

Reticulated Cowrie - Mauritia maculifera

Reticulated Cowrie

Humpback Cowrie - Mauritia mauritiana

Humpback Cowrie

Half-Swimmer Cowrie - Staphylaea semiplota

Half-Swimmer Cowrie

Horned Helmet - Cassis cornuta

Triton's Trumpet - Charonia tritonis

Triton's Trumpet

Oak Cone - Conus quercinus

Pygmy Auger - Myurella pygmaea

Nassa Mud Snails

Pimpled Basket Shell - Nassarius papillosus

Pimpled Basket Shell

Parasitic Snails

Crystalline Sea Star Snail - Thyca crystallina

Crystalline Sea Star Snail

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