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> Conus purus
Updated 6/14/2021
Family
Conidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Conus
purus 
Hau'ula, Oahu, 3 feet, 47 mm |
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Hau'ula, Oahu, 3 feet, 39 mm
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Waimanalo, Oahu, 3 feet, 47 mm
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Lanikai, Oahu, 6 feet, 41 mm
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Malaekahana, Oahu, 4 feet, 35 mm
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Kapoho Point, Oahu, 1 foot, 36 mm
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form Elisae, Kauai, 29 mm
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Kaupo, Oahu, 3 feet |
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HAWAIIAN
PENNIFORM CONE
| Common in sand under rocks in
shallow water. White with reddish brown tented pattern, spire is flat
to conical. Coloration, pattern, and shell shape varies among
individuals. Juveniles settle where they hatch unlike most cones.
Attains 3 inches, 68 mm. Animal is tan with brown mottling, siphon is tipped
with red, white and black. Endemic to Hawaii. Formerly known in
Hawaii as Conus pennaceus and Conus leviteni. |
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