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> Conus (Harmoniconus) paukstisi
Family
Conidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Conus
(Harmoniconus) paukstisi
Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet, 22mm
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Mokuleia, Oahu, 1 foot, 18mm
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Mokuleia, Oahu, 1 foot, 12mm
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Mokuleia, Oahu, 1 foot, 16mm
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Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 25 feet |
Pursuing worm prey |
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HAWAIIAN
DWARF CONE
Abundant on intertidal benches,
tidepools, and reefs. Shell white with none to many brown flecks, base
and aperture brown, spire and body whorl with spiral cords. Attains
1 inch. Animal is pink and white. Endemic to Hawaii. Conus
nanus has a purplish-blue base and aperture, and smooth body
whorl lacking spiral cords. Both were formerly known in Hawaii as Conus
sponsalis. |
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