Since nobody has filled in my area of the world, I can add:

Tutuila Island, American Samoa--Pago Pago Harbor, west
     side, 3 to 5 meters, Utulei sand pits--uncommon/rare.

Off Tutuila Island, Taema Bank, 30 to 40 meters, 2 small
     specimens, dead.

Vavau, Tonga--on sand slope, west side of Kenutu Island,
     3 to 6 meters.

Upolu Island, W. Samoa--south side of the island, sand
     flat inside reef, 1 to 2 meters.

Conus tessulatus is not very common in any of these areas.
The ones found in shallow water are usually mixed in with
many Conus eburneus.  You'd have to sift a lot of sand to
find one in the day time.

Cheers,



Don


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> From: Paul Callomon <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Conus tessulatus
> Date: Monday, December 06, 1999 5:58 PM
>
> Now here's how Conch-L really can help. Within two hours of asking about
> Conus tessulatus, I already have a range extension (into the Red Sea) and
> lots of pinpoint personal collecting records from within the
> already-acknowledged range. Can I extend the query a little? I have C.
> tessulatus from Japan which came from a variety of environments. It's a
> sand-dweller; I have collected it myself in 30 cm of water at night, but
> also have it out of flatfish nets set at 50 metres. Can anyone add some
> similar depth and environment data?