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Strombus ovula
The area around Mokolea Rock provides excellent shelling for the scuba diver who has a boat available for transportation to
and from the diving area. The ocean bottom in the vicinity of the island is basically sand and coral rubble with scattered
coral chunks and rock slabs. Shells collected from this area, mostly by scuba divers, include the following: Bursa affinis - under coral B. crenulata - under coral Trochus intextus - on coral heads Murex pele - under coral chunks Cypraea granulata - 50' under coral C. maculifera - shallow on rocks C. tessellata - 50' under coral C. carneola - 40' under coral C. chinensis - 50' under rocks C. schilderorum - 60' under rocks C. poraria - 60' under coral C. helvola - shallow, on coral and rocks, C. fimbriata - 50' under coral, Cymatium pileare - under coral, Distorsio anus - in coral heads, Colubraria muricata - under coral, several Drupa species - on rocks and coral, Latirus nodus - on hard bottom, Oliva sandwichensis - in sand at 50', Pyramidella sulcata - in sand in 50', Conus litoglyphus - on coral, Conus textile - under coral C. bandandus - under coral C. vexillum - under coral C. striatus - under coral C. pulicarius - under sand C. abbreviatus - under coral C. obscurus - under coral C. moreletti - under coral
Mokomanu Island is known more for its spearfishing than for shell collecting. However, many excellent shells have come from
this rocky, interesting, island. Collecting around Mokumanu is strictly for scuba divers with considerable ability. Also all
diving must be done from a boat, and the boat operator must be experienced. Huge waves wash up onto the shelving sides of the
island and fall back into the sea with considerable violence causing rough water and back wash. The channel between Mokumanu
and Mokapu Point is sometimes hazardous and most boat operators avoid passing through this narrow passage. Strong currents
are sometimes met with but the greatest hazard is from the heavy cross-chop that develops when the swells bouncing off the
vertical cliffs of Mokapu Peninsula meet the incoming seas. Particularly this area must be avoided when strong trades are
blowing.
This discovery greatly enlarges the known range of the species which was formerly credited to the Antillean islands only
(Schilder 1965, Veliger 7:178), rarely reaching the mainland in Florida (Emerson & Old 1965, Nautilus 79:26, fig.) and
Central America. The type locality "Surinam" was regarded hitherto as doubtful. It should now be considered correct, as the
certified locality "off Ceará" is situated farther off the northeastern coast of South America than is Surinam.
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