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Naturalist and surgeon Hinds (1811-1846) discovered this strange shell of the Fasciolariidae family. Endemic to the Marquesas island group, it is the only live seashell to represent the genus. It lives on sediments cluttered with rough debris, from 10 metres and deeper. Its adult size ranges between
Not exceeding 15 mm in size, this pretty little cowry is also native to the Marquesas islands. To observe it, you will need to dive at least at 20 metres, where it usually lies in crevices in the rocky seabed.
This delicate member of the Muricidae family, which is 30 mm in size on average, lives at depths of twenty metres and below. Its habitat consists mainly of the bottom of corals such as Pachyseris speciosa
(flat corals piled up like plates). Although it has a very finely sculpted shape, it should be remembered that it feeds on small cowries.
French Conchology Society Division of French Polynesia
This magnificent seashell of the Strombidae family was discovered rather recently- less than 50 years ago. This subspecies, which is endemic to the Marquesas islands, can be found at a few metres
depth, among live and dead corals. Featuring long thin fingers, its size can exceed 20 cm. Its vernacular name is: Pu mako mako.
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