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Updated 3/19/2014
Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
rattus
Ma'ili Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 48 mm |
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Makapu'u, Oahu, 3 feet, 44 mm
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Sunset Beach, Oahu, 15 feet, 46 mm
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Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet, 44 mm
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Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet, 33 mm
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 25 feet |
Kaupo Bay, Oahu, 6 feet |
Kaupo Bay, Oahu, 6 feet |
Diamond Head, Oahu |
Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
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Sand
Island, Oahu, 3 feet
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RAT CONE
| Common on reefs at any depth.
Spire smooth with spiral grooves, shell glossy olive brown or
purplish-brown with white
flammules, vague spiral bands, and dashes, aperture purple and white, the
animal is greenish black. Attains 2.6 inches, 70 mm. Red Sea
to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia. |
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