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> Conus (Conus) bandanus
Updated 10/10/2012
Family
Conidae
WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
(Conus) bandanus
Mokapu, Oahu, 75 feet, 79mm
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Nanakuli, Oahu, 25 feet, 50mm
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Makua, Oahu, 20 feet
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Kea`au, Oahu, 50 feet |
Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet |
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BANDED
MARBLE CONE
Uncommon on hard reef or buried in sand pockets
to 300 feet. Spire is flat and coronated. Black tented pattern on white shell.
Feeds upon other species of cone shells. Animal is tan with brown mottling.
Attains 5 inches. Has a potentially lethal
sting. Hawaii
& the Western Pacific. Formerly considered a subspecies of Conus
marmoreus. |
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