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Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
chaldaeus
Kapoho Point, Oahu, 1 foot, 27 mm
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Kapoho Point, Oahu, 1 foot, 28 mm
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Kapoho Point, Oahu, 1 foot, 26 mm
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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CHALDEAN CONE
| Fairly common partially buried in
sand on shallow reefs exposed to surf. Shell thick, spire coronated with
spiral grooves, body whorl glossy with beaded spirals and a variable
pattern of black flammules, aperture white, animal striped black and tan
with a red-tipped siphon. Attains 2.3 inches, 59 mm, but typically
half that. South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, French Polynesia, and
Ecuador. |
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