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Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
(Rhombiconus) imperialis
Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 4 feet, 73mm
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Waikiki, Oahu, 5 feet, 75mm
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Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet, 93mm
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Ma'ili Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 54mm
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Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet, 31mm
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Blowhole, Oahu, 35 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet |
Makapu'u, Oahu, 20 feet |
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IMPERIAL CONE
Fairly common on reefs to 100
feet. Shell heavy, gray with brown blotches and black & white
spiral dashes, spire is coronated, animal red. Attains 4 inches.
Hawaii &
the Indo-Pacific. |
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