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Family Conidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Conus moreleti

Kewalo, Oahu, 35 feet, 40 mm

 

Makaha, Oahu, 20 feet, 38 mm

MORELET'S CONE  

Common on reefs deeper than 15 feet.  Slender, spire low and coronated, smooth olive green body whorl and purple aperture, animal reddish brown with distinctive orange, yellow, and black markings.   Attains 2 inches, 61 mm.  South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.