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Diacria
trispinosa (de Blainville, 1821)

Maximum size: 9 mm shell
length (Kay, 1979).
Identification:
This species has transparent shells edged in amber. They are broadly
diamond-shaped and are usually decapitate, with the broken apex closed
by a septum.
Natural history:
Fragments of Diacria trispinosa shells are
moderately
common in sand samples.
Distribution:
Maui, French Frigate Shoals and Midway: circumglobal.
Taxonomic notes:
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Photo:
CP: composite photo, same shell; 7.5 mm: from dredged sand
sample; 2006
CREEF
expedition; French Frigate Shoals; Oct. 17, 2006.
Observations and comments:
Note
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