| Family: |
Conidae (cone shells) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
benthic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Mainly lives in benches and sandy substrate of reef platforms. Carnivore. Feeds exclusively on polychaete worms using its teeth that are connected to a venom gland and paralyzes its prey and swallows it whole (Ref. 122680). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
(LC); Date assessed: 26 October 2011 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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