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False 'Opihi

Siphonaria normalis

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fishpicshi
fishpicshi 11 years ago
False 'Opihi
Siphonaria normalis False 'Opihi, Siphonaria normalis


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fishpicshi
fishpicshi 11 years ago

False 'opihi are less than 3/4 inch with ribs of two sizes giving the shell an angular rather than rounded shape. Siphonaria are air-breathing mollusks with a rudimentary lung chamber (pulmonates) rather than water-breathing gills found in true 'opihi. A native species.

WayneAdkins
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WayneAdkins

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Mar 8, 2013
Submitted on Mar 9, 2013

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