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Avril's Hawaiian Micro and Small
Shell Collection
Page #1 :
Shells Up to 30 mm. Plus
Miters & Bubbles

Attention:

If you have reached this page by accident or by searching, I must warn you that these are shells from my personal collection and I am just learning to scan and identify them. New shells and scans are being added frequently and many are just tentatively ided or not ided at all. Use at your own risk! (Avril B)

Numbers are not in a specific order! Images are not sorted or ID'ed at this time (April 11, 2003)

 



1.
13 mm.
Coralliophilidae
Coralliophila violacea
(Keiner, 1836)

6.
17 mm
?? immature

2-59.
13 mm.
?? immature Cymatium (Monoplex) nicobricum
(Beu, & Kay, 1988)
  230
   
2-60.
9 mm.
?? immature
2.
15mm
Thaididae (245)
Morula dumosa
163.
8 mm.
??Thiadidae
Morula foliacea Juvenile
10.
14 mm.
Thiadidae
Morula foliacea Juvenile
3.
18 mm.
Thiadidae (243)
Drupa arachnoides
2-56.
13 mm.
Thaididae (245)
?? Drupella ochrostoma
7.
23 mm.
Thiadidae
Morula granulata
 
4.
22 mm.
Thaididae (245)
Morula uva
5.
20 mm.
  
     
     
   
2-71.
12, 8, 7 mm.
Muricidae
Aspella producta
    
 
 
2-93.
6 mm.
Fasciolariidae (276)
8.
16 mm.
 
162.
11 mm.
??Buccinidae 262
11.
20 mm.
??Buccinidae 262
Daphnellinae 359
  
13.
24 mm.
14.
18 & 23 mm.
(see 49)
15.
16.
17 mm.
??Nassariidae
17.
23 mm.
??Nassariidae
70.
10 mm.
??Nassariidae
147.
10 mm.
??Nassariidae
148.
10 mm.
Protoconch only & some decolouration process ??
??Nassariidae
149.
8 mm.
??Nassariidae
143.
6 mm.
??Nassariidae
143a.
6 mm.
??Nassariidae
167.
6 mm.
??Nassariidae
168.
6 mm.
??Nassariidae
144.
9 mm.
???Columbellidae 269
169.
8 mm.
???Columbellidae 269
 
 
18.
14 mm.
Thaididae (250)
Vexilla vexillum
30.
15 & 11 mm.
Thaididae (250)
Pinaxia versicolor
     
28.
12 mm. diameter
7 mm high
29.
12 mm. diameter
4 mm. high
31.
14 mm.
Order:
CEPHALASPIDEA

Superfamily:
ACTEONOIDEA

Family:
Bullinidae
Bullina lineata: URL
33.
7 mm.
Bullinidae (418)
Bullina lineata

37.
30 mm.
Bullinidae(418)
Bulla adamsi



   
     
Order:
CEPHALASPIDEA

Superfamily:
ACTEONOIDEA

Family:
Hydatinidae

    
  • Micromelo guamensis URL
     (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)?
  • Hydatina amplustre URL
    (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Hydatina physis URL
    (Linnaeus, 1758)
   
 
61.
9 mm.
Hydatina physis
36.
27 mm.
Hydatinidae (420)
Hydatina physis
  
     
     

3-65.
10 mm.
???Bubble or juvenile cowrie

41.
11 mm.
???Bubble or juvenile cowrie

42.
9 mm.
???Bubble or juvenile cowrie

   
43.
32 mm.
    
45.
11 mm.
46.
12 mm.
47.
9 mm.
48.
12 mm.
49.
7 mm.
(See 14)
50.
7 mm.
?? Favartia garrettii
 
52.
10 mm.
53.
11 mm.
 
54.
3 - 7 mm.
Natica gualteriana
55.
13 mm.
Polinices simiae
56.
8 mm.
60.
8 mm.
73.
10 mm.
Laemodonta octanfracta
SubClass: PULMONATA
172.
7 mm.
Pedipes sandwichensis
SubClass: PULMONATA
2-168.
8 mm.
Allochora bronni
 
139.
7 mm.
See #96
? Mitomorphinae
Mitrolumna metula
(Hinds, 1843)
140.
10 mm.
? Mitomorphinae
Mitrolumna metula
(Hinds, 1843)
 
150.
5 mm.
2-54.
6 mm.
Protoconch is missing
? Mitomorphinae
Mitrolumna alphonsiana
(Hervier, 1899)
   
119.
19 mm.
?? Costellaridae 315
180.
6.5 mm.
??Nassariidae
?? Costellariidae
? Mitomorphinae
Mitrolumna metula
(Hinds, 1843)

137.
13 mm.
??? Costellariidae
177.
5 mm.
??? Vexillum (Costallaria) castum or pacificum
145.
13 mm.
?? Morula funiculata
146.
11 mm.
?? Morula funiculata
151.
7 mm.
84.
13 - 15 mm.
132.
8 mm.
Cumcumerina
133.
mm.
fraga
 
 
158.
5 mm.
97.
11 mm.
89.
22 mm.
90.
20 mm.
131.
22 mm.
Most likely the same as #90
91.
23 mm.
153.
17 mm.
154.
12 mm.
155.
10 mm.
165.
10 mm.
166.
9 mm.
98.
11 mm.
99.
12 mm.
100.
9 mm.
   
138.
7 mm.
   
159.
4 mm.
160.
14 mm.
161.
12 mm.
171.
5 mm.
173.
9 mm.
176.
8 mm.
??? Costellariidae 326
 
175.
5 mm.
178.
8 mm.
  
     
182.
mm.
183.
mm.
184.
mm.

 
Unidentified #1
19 mm.
  

 


March 28

 


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