Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Humpback cowry, 100mm

Mauritia mauritiana is common in Hawaii in shallow water along rough, wave swept coasts. They tend to live in pockets in the reef or on lava flows and in the turbulent water strongly adhere to the substrate with the strong foot. An empty 99.1mm specimen is shown below. They can grow considerably larger.

We have also seen Mauritia mauritiana in the Marshall Islands.

Created 27 December 2020

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