CONIDAE / Conus curassaviensis
 

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Conus (Tenorioconus) curassaviensis 
                                Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 

Collected while diving 12 feet deep under rocks
on sandy bottom; Arashi, Aruba, Caribbean Sea;
January 2015

ID 8977: 34.9 mm, F+ / F++

Beautiful pattern & color,
a tiny chipping on the lip, spire little bit eroded

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