Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758
Bubble cone, ~50mm

We saw several empty shells off Guadalcanal, but only this one living subadult specimen out crawling about at night. We had always thought this a rather rare cone shell, but were surprised to see one shop in Honaira that had a box of keychains made from them. The shells appeared to have been collected freshly emptied, probably washed in on beaches after a storm.

One of the empty shells from Tanaghai, Guadalcanal, at 48.0mm

Keychain from Honaira store made from Conus bullatus.

Created 22 September 2013
Updated 5 May 2024

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