Graphicomassa margarita
Graphicomassa margarita, common name rice shells, Hawaiian name laiki,[1] is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. The shells of this species are used to make Leis in Hawaii.
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| Genus: | Graphicomassa |
| Species: | G. margarita |
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| Graphicomassa margarita Reeve, 1859 | |
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References
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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