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Updated 11/20/2025
Family
Conidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
leopardus
Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 6 feet, 136 mm
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Punalu'u, Oahu, 6 feet, 112 mm
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Juvenile, Oahu, 27 mm
(Julio Lemus cellection)
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet |
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Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 3 feet
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Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 35 feet |
Egg cases, Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet
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Juvenile, Midway Lagoon, 20 feet |
Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 35 feet |
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LEOPARD CONE
| Locally common on sand next to hard
bottom at any depth. The thick periostracum is often overgrown with
algae. The shape and density of black rectangles changes with age,
sometimes nealy absent. The columella is straight, not concave, and
the base is always white. Attains 8.8 inches, 222 mm.
East Africa to Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Society Islands. |
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