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Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
(Virgiconus) moreleti
Kewalo, Oahu, 35 feet, 40mm
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Makaha, Oahu, 20 feet, 38mm |
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MORELET'S CONE
Common on reefs from 15 to
60 feet. Smooth, slender olive green shell without distinct
mid-body spiral or granules. Spire is low and bumpy. Attains 2 inches.
Animal reddish brown with distinctive orange,
yellow, and black markings. Sometimes confused with the much heavier Conus
lividus. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
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