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Updated 9/19/2026

Family Naticidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Tectonatica bougei



Sea Tiger, Oahu, 105 feet, 4 mm


Beach drift, Hapuna, Hawaii
   

BOUGE'S MOON SNAIL

Rare in sand deeper than 50 feet in Hawaii, and in shallow water elsewhere.  Attains 0.3 inch, 7 mm.  Madagascar to Japan, Hawaii, and the Austral Islands.  Formerly known as Natica bougei.