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Cavolinia uncinata
(Rang, 1829)
 
Cavolinia uncinata

Maximum size:  8 mm shell length.

Identification:  Shells of this species are similar to those of Cavolinia globulosa but larger with a less curved apex. The animals have elongate mantle appendages.

Natural history:  Fragments of Cavolinia uncinata shells are rare in sand samples. Live animals are occasionally seen at night in off-shore waters.

Distribution:  Big Island and Maui: circumglobal.

Taxonomic notes:  ( )

Photo:  Jeff Milisen (in A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii): off the Kona Coast, Big Island; Nov. 20, 2017.

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