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Posted: Dec 15 2006
Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786), Sunray Venus
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Mnimbosa1
![Mnimbosa2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_2891c823918741379c0c9ae007c35e5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_2891c823918741379c0c9ae007c35e5d~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa2
![Mnimbosa3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_f609bcbdd6724cfcb03c91c03128dc0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_f609bcbdd6724cfcb03c91c03128dc0e~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa3
![Mnimbosa4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_2ab7a5411b7f4869ab1cf60382b26101~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_2ab7a5411b7f4869ab1cf60382b26101~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa4
![Mnimbosa5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_ee29cc218ea345af8985e9ac36749824~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_ee29cc218ea345af8985e9ac36749824~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa5
![Mnimbosa6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_30f67b3f06cf4af0b31b3131ae97b8ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_30f67b3f06cf4af0b31b3131ae97b8ad~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa6
![Mnimbosa7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_801c5bf2f2c347fc9f50d496afd1314b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_801c5bf2f2c347fc9f50d496afd1314b~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa7
![Mnimbosa7-1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_9a5ce00fc4104987a4c1d4fc1b6b1dc8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_9a5ce00fc4104987a4c1d4fc1b6b1dc8~mv2.jpg)
Mnimbosa7-1
![Rev8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_234153e3679c4bc9bae9e69ab459008a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_234153e3679c4bc9bae9e69ab459008a~mv2.jpg)
Rev8
![rev9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_4cfbcde796ab45bf8500ff4b5817bf0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_4cfbcde796ab45bf8500ff4b5817bf0f~mv2.jpg)
rev9
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rev10
![MacrocallistanimbosaMarco11](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_04ebb51cfefa41bc8b375c86d008ae25~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_04ebb51cfefa41bc8b375c86d008ae25~mv2.jpg)
MacrocallistanimbosaMarco11
![Macrocallistanimbosa12](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_684f1fd772194fbe886889cd5dd28bad~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_684f1fd772194fbe886889cd5dd28bad~mv2.jpg)
Macrocallistanimbosa12
![nimbosa 13](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_6ea09c2b76de46afa5f3b73d5da95710~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_101,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_6ea09c2b76de46afa5f3b73d5da95710~mv2.jpg)
nimbosa 13
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nimbosa 14
12/20/11 Posted on Conch-L:
"Anyone have first-hand knowledge of M. nimbosa collected live in the inshore waters of the Keys?"
Andy Borgia, Key West – collecting in Keys since 2001, reported:
"I've never found it dead or alive in the Keys."
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