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Family Conidae

INDO-PACIFIC

Conus (Harmoniconus) sponsalis

CEYLON CONE  

Abundant on intertidal benches, tidepools, and reefs.  Shell white with brown flecks, base purple, and coronated spire, rows of spiral granules restricted to basal 1/3.  Attains 3/4 inch.  Animal is pink and white.  Indo-Pacific.  Replaced in Hawaii by the endemic Conus paukstisi.