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Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
(Lithoconus) leopardus
Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 6 feet, 136mm
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Punalu'u, Oahu, 6 feet, 112mm
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet |
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet
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Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 35 feet |
Egg cases, Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet
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Juvenile, Midway Lagoon, 20 feet |
Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 35 feet |
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LEOPARD CONE
Locally common on sandy
reefs to 60 feet. Large shells gradually lose their spots. Spire is
grooved, periostracum thick in adults. Attains 10 inches. Animal is mottled tan and brown.
Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
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