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Nakamigawaia felis
(Er. Marcus & Ev. Marcus, 1970)
 
Nakamigawaia felis
Maximum size:  6 mm.

Identification:  This is a small, flattened species with a sickle-like internal shell. It may be solid black or have thin white lines.

Natural history:  Nakamigawaia felis is apparently a rare species known only from a few lined animals found in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu and a few black animals found in rocky habitats off Makena, Maui at a depth of 9 m (30 ft).

Distribution:  Maui and Oahu: circumtropical.

Taxonomic notes:  First recorded in Hawaii by Terry Gosliner from Kaneohe Bay, Oahu.

Photo:  Terry Gosliner: striped: Kaneohe Bay, Oahu.

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