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Family Conidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Conus (Miliariconus) abbreviatus 

Kaiona, Oahu, 5 feet, 30mm

 

 

Mokapu, Oahu, 3 feet, 25mm

 

Ahihi Bay, Maui, 3 feet, 31mm

 

Makapu'u Tidepool, Oahu

ABBREVIATED CONE 

Common on reefs and tidepools to 60 feet.  Shell is tan, olive, or gray with small brown dots and coronated spire.  Attains 2 inches.  Animal is tan with pink siphon.  Endemic to Hawaii.