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Updated 8/13/2023
Family
Conidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Conus
(Virgiconus) peasei
Ala Moana, Oahu, 2 feet, 49mm
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Waikiki, Oahu, 4 feet, 42mm
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Barbers Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 40mm
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Ma'ili Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 36mm
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Barbers Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 54mm
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HAWAIIAN GOLDEN-YELLOW CONE
Common on reefs, tidepools, and sand pockets
to 15 feet. Spire is low and smooth, aperture purple. Shell is golden yellow with white
mid-body spiral and
purple base. Attains 2.5 inches. Animal is tan mottled with brown, siphon banded with
black and yellow. Endemic to Hawaii. Formerly reported from
Hawaii as the Indo-Pacific Conus flavidus. |
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