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Updated 3/19/2014
Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
(Rhizoconus) rattus
Ma'ili Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 48mm |
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Makapu'u, Oahu, 3 feet, 44mm
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Sunset Beach, Oahu, 15 feet, 46mm
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Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet, 44mm
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Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet, 33mm
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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
Fairly common on shallow reefs and tidepools.
Spire smooth, shell glossy, olive to purplish brown with white
blotches and dots, aperture purple and white. Attains 2.5 inches.
Animal greenish black. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
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