live <i>Oxymeris maculata</i> (synonyms : <i>Terebra maculata</i>, <i>Acus maculatus</i>)
<p>Supposedly common, in my ten years in Hawaii this is the first live <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/mollusks/gastropods/augers/augers.htm">http://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/mollusks/gastropods/augers/augers.htm</a> auger shell I have seen. I caught a glimpse of it, barely exposed above the sand, in the receding shore break.
</p><p>After snapping the photo, I carefully replaced this little gastropod in the sand at the water's edge.
</p><p>I think it is a <i>Terebra maculata</i>, based on photos I could find online.
</p><p>Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii
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13 March 2010
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