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Craft Under the coral and rock slabs around the "Hole" will be found miters, Terebra, cones, sea shells and other shells. In the sandy silt are Conus bullatus (the first living specimen in Philippines came from here), Strombus hawaiensis, Cypraea cernica marielae and just about every other rare Philippine shell that you have read about in Lyman Higa's "Recent Finds" over the years.
Diver-collectors should make it a point to visit the "hole." Keep in mind this is strictly a "boat dive" area. For the visitor, Skin Diving Philippines and South Seas Aquatics, diving supply stores, have charter boats and divers who know "exactly" where the Hole is located. A word to the spearfishermen: get there first, preferably just at daybreak, and get a giant ulua (Cravelle Jack) before going after the rare shells.
Off Kahe Point on the Waianae coast, Ed deVaul came up with a Conus acutangulus, Strombus dentatus and a Cypraea cicercula. John Earle found a nice Cypraea talpa, while Chuck Thompson got a C. chinensis. All these were in 40-50 feet.
From the famous "100 Foot Hole" off Waikiki, Dr. Harry Masald, one of our new collectors, found two Cypraea chinensis, one so dark purple it appeared almost black. In the same general area, Joe Reid found his second Strombus hawaiensis, recently dead but perfect.
Young Leland Miyano, an "old" member of the Children's Shell Club found, in three feet off San Souchi in Waikiki, the following sea shells: Cypraea moneta, C. maculifera, C. mauritiana and C. poraria.
Betsy Harrison found a Murex elongatus approximately 3-1/2 inches long, while diving in 35 feet of water in the open off Makaha and she rounded off the day by collecting a Murex pele. Editor Ellis Cross dredged a sparkling, recently-dead Cypraea ostergaardi from 600 feet of water off Keehi lagoon.
From Scott Schreiner we received the following note: "For the 'Recent Finds' department, the following question: recently while vacationing at Kawela Bay, Miss Donna Ault (age 13 and an enthusiastic beach and tide pool collector) picked up a stranger, which upon closer scrutiny appears to be a beachworn but recognizable Voluta zebra. Has someone been 'salting' the Kawela Beach area, or ... ? If it was an accidentally-on-purpose misplaced item, the desired effect was achieved!"
Ed's. Answer yes someone has been "salting" the Kawela Beach area. Sorry about that.
The sea shell Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus) inhabits the northern coasts of the Indian ocean from the Persian Gulf to the south coast of Java; the locally common species is characterized by the fawn dorsum adorned by innumerable white dots the larger of which are ocellated by blackish centres; the base is whitish with fawn spots along the margins and with fawn striae outside the teeth.
The usual length, i.e. the limits of two-thirds of specimens most approaching the mean, has been calculated 19 - 29mm. (1967, Veliger 9:371); there are, however, great local differences of populations in size, and evidently also regional differences.
[plot - uncredited] Usual size of Erosaria ocellata in populations.
Craft This is also a good way to get juvenile shells for your growth series. You need not kill the juveniles because the cephalopod did it already and really, my juvenile shells are perfect, all taken from the pile and I want to say when you spot the Octopus' hole, 'Collect the good shells, but please leave my friend in his home.'
Gerry Bluebdorn has been at it again. Recently found, along the Waianae Coast, two Cypraea vitellus, each 76mm, and a Conus circumactus.
How rare is Cypraea cernica in Philippines? After 10 years, one case of the bends, and 2,184 logged dives, Bobby Gutierrez found his second C. cernica. This beauty was found in 50' depth at Mokuleia.
Ron and Phyllis Macomber really hit the "rarepot" off Fort DeRussy. In 50' they found 3 Cypraea tessellata, 1 C. rashleighana and a Conus spiceri, all live taken.
Ed deVaul, working sand pockets off Nanakuli, fanned many sand dwellers in 90' depth and collected hard-to-find Terebra, Turris, Cerithium and Mitra.
Tom Richert's record Conus textile (124.2mm) is in danger as Tom Fair's C. textile has added a fraction of a millimeter. After 4 months, Tom's C. textile is still alive and doing well. The Fairs have done quite well during June in their dredging at Pokai Bay, including Mitra peasei, M. foveolata, Turris gemmula monilifera and numerous species of Terebra.
Cypraea erythraeensis is one of the rarer sea shells in the Red Sea as well as one of the most beautiful. The habitat of this sea shell is the inner reef just inside the last of the breakers, where the water starts to calm down. They are found under rock slabs which are lying in small clumps of short plant growth. This growth seems to he a type of seaweed growing on and around the rocks in the areas where C. erythraeensis are found. The bottom also has a mixture of sand and small pieces of coral. All specimens were taken in one to three feet of water. I have never collected this sea shell in deep water. This shell can be collected during daylight hours. I have found only one per rock slab. The mantle was always up, making them very difficult to see.
I have also collected two C. erythraeensis on the hard reef, under the base of a type of finger coral. These are the only ones found by me or collected by other shellers on the hard reef. I am not sure if this is a true habitat.
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