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updated 9/9/2012

Family Conidae

HAWAII -  ENDEMIC

Conus sandwichensis  

Pearl & Hermes, 10 feet, 32 mm

 

Hawaii, 10 feet, 24 mm

 

Oahu, 250 feet

HAWAIIAN CONE  

Uncommon in sand deeper than 10 feet.  Glossy white with diffuse pink to orange spirals and a brown flecks on the stepped spire.  The animal is mottled brown with a black siphonal band.  Attains 1.9 inches, 47 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.  Formerly known as Conus suturatus sandwichensis.