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Updated 4/4/2021

Family Conidae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Conus retifer

Hawaii, 40 feet, 66 mm

 

Hawaii, 40 feet, 47 mm

RETIFER CONE  

Rare in sand under slabs deeper than 30 feet.  Shell thick and glossy, pink with a rounded shoulder, spiral threads, orange and black flammules, and tents of several sizes.  Attains 2.7 inches, 69 mm.  East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.