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Updated 4/4/2021
Family
Conidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
planorbis
Punalu'u, Oahu, 5 feet, 50 mm
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Punalu'u, Oahu, 5 feet, 53 mm
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 4 feet, 49 mm
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Punalu'u, Oahu, 5 feet, 38 mm
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 30 feet, 40 mm
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Kewalo, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Beqa, Fiji, 4 feet
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Savusavu Bay, Fiji, 8 feet
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CALF or
RINGED CONE
| Locally common on sandy reefs
at any depth. Solid with a spirally grooved spire and beaded
spirals toward the base, white with two brown bands and brown flammules,
aperture edged with purple, juveniles blended orange and brown. The
animal is bright yellow and the periostracum has spiral
ridges. Attains 3.2 inches, 82 mm. East Africa to Japan, Hawaii,
and Pitcairn.
Formerly known as Conus vitulinus. |
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