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The prime areas that had been selected in previous searchings at various North Shore and Waianae Coast locations gradually
became unuseable as the strong winter swells descended on the island. The search, therefore, was directed to newly opened
areas along the South Shore. Some areas off of Waikiki had produced fragments of Strombus hawaiensis previously and,
naturally, they were visited first. The only thing produced on these dives was several Harpa conoidalis occupied by the
hermit crab Dardanus gemmatus. One of these shells was very nearly perfect and so was not such a bad find at all! Photos -
Cross -- Not To Scale
Ventral view of Strombus hawaiensis showing foot, probosis
and eye-stalk structure. The latter differs from conventional
mollusks in that the antennae leave at nearly right angles.
The most noteworthy shell found in the Mokumano Island area was a Cypraea tigris measuring 5-3/4 inches. Other shells
collected include Murex pele, found under a coral slab, Charonia tritonis - 25 - 75 ft. in crevices. All of the Drupa and
Thais [were] attached to coral. Spondylus hawaiensis [were] attached to coral and lava. Limpets of all varieties [are found]
at [the] intertidal zone.
Collecting in Kaneohe Bay offers a wide variety of habitat ranging from mud flats awash at low tide to deep sand channels
with fringing coral reefs. In Kaneohe Bay is located Coconut (Mokuoloe) Island. Shells collected from the shores of this
small island include Cypraea moneta, Cypraea semiplota, Cypraea sulcidentata, Ianthina globosa, and Littorina scabra.
Collectors working other areas of Kaneohe Bay have collected the following shells:
Terebra peasei - 15'- 20' in sand,
T. maculata - 15'- 20' in sand,
T. felina - 15'- 20' in sand,
Hastula casta - 15'- 20' in sand,
H. lauta - 15'- 20' in sand,
Conus leopardus - 15' - 20' in sand,
C. quercinus - 15'- 20' in sand,
C. pulicarius - 15'- 20' in sand,
C. pennaceus - 15'- 20' in sand,
Polinices mamilla - 5'- 10' in sand,
Harpa conoidalis - 30' in sand,
Strombus hawaiensis - 30' in sand.
Off Kualoa and Kualoa Point a number of species have been collected in quite shallow water. They include:
Conus ebraeus, pulicarius, flavidus, abbreviatus, and chaldeaus. Cypraea caputserpentis, and mauritiana have also been
collected in this area. Other families and species include Cymatium tuberosum and gemmatum; Hydatina physis and amplustre;
Torina trochoidea; Cerithium obeliscus; Umbraculum sinicum; Mitra litterata; Strombus maculatus; Alectron picus; and Tonna
perdix.
A few miles up the coast, off the shores of Kaaawa, similar shelling and similar shells have been found. In addition Conus
leopardus, Conus quercinus, and Conus rattus have been collected.
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