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Clio recurva
(Children, 1823)
 
Clio recurva: shell
(Photo not from Hawaii)
Maximum size:  20 mm shell length.

Identification:  The shells of this species have a flattened-pyramid shape with strong axial keels and a curved apex.

Natural history:  Fragments of Clio recurva shells are rare in sand samples. As shown in the above photo, its shells are often colonized by the hydroid Campaniclava clionis (hydroid ID from Lalli & Gilmer, 1989).

Distribution:  Maui: circumglobal.

Taxonomic notes:  ( )

Photo:  CP: 20 mm; encrusted with hydroids: composite photo, same shell: G. D. Hana; Guide Seamount, south west of Pigeon Point, California; Feb. 15, 1950; photographed at CAS.

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