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Marble Cone (Conus marmoreus) <!--흰점박이고둥, 청자고둥과(Conidae)-->
Subject: Marble Cone (Conus marmoreus)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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Marble Cone (Conus marmoreus)


Cone shell, Conus marmoreus, feeding on cowrie, Cypraea caputserpensis.

Image ID: reef0204, The Coral Kingdom Collection
Location: University of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Credit: Photo Collection of Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program

Photo Source:
The NOAA Photo Library - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA) - http://www.noaa.gov/
Copyright Information - http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/aboutimages.html

Comments
Schnepp
The big one is very beautiful, I've never seen anything like this. Do you now in which part of the world they live ?
Jinsuk
Marble cones live all over the world, especially tropical and temperate oceans. Check out the following URLs for more information.
http://www.seashell-collector.com/articles/2005/marmoreus/marmoreus.htm
http://www.nmr.nl/collEMOB.html
http://www.jaxshells.org/1222b.htm
http://www.seashell-collector.com/collection/cone%20nc/marmo.htm

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