A checker board cowrie shell (Cypraea tessalata) endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Normally found in 100 m or shallower, we saw this one at 438m, but it is not clear whether it was still living or if it had been washed down deep after dying.
A checker board cowrie shell (Cypraea tessalata) endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Normally found in 100 m or shallower, we saw this one at 438m, but it is not clear whether it was still living or if it had been washed down deep after dying.