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Updated 2/8/2026
Family
Conidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC
Conus
ebraeus
Ala Moana, Oahu, 2 feet,
45 mm
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet, 42 mm
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Malaekahana, Oahu, 4 feet, 39 mm
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Makapu'u, Oahu, 2 feet, 36 mm
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Malaekahana, Oahu, 2 feet,
28 mm
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Laying eggs, Kapoho Tidepool, Hawaii, 3 feet
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Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu |
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HEBREW CONE
| Common partially buried in sand on shallow reefs
exposed to wave action. Shell coronated, color pattern varies considerably
within a population, and the body whole has beaded spirals toward the
base, aperture purple and white. The animal is striped white and
black with a red-tipped siphon. Attains record size of 2.4 inches, 62 mm in Hawaii. South
Africa to Japan, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Gulf of California, and Ecuador. |
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