Euplica varians is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. It is known as Momi in Hawaii, which translates to "pearl". The shells of this species are commonly used in leis in Ni'ihau.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Euplica |
| Species: | E. varians
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| Euplica varians G.B. Sowerby II, 1832
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Description
editEuplica varians grows up to 11 mm long.[2]
Distribution
editThis species is found in the Indian Ocean along the East African coast and along northern KwaZuluNatal, in the Indo-West Pacific[3] and Australia.
Habitat
editEuplica varians lives in shallow intertidal waters.
References
editExternal links
edit- "Euplica varians". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
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