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Family Conidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Conus vexillum

Waimanalo, Oahu, 4 feet, 53 mm

 

Juvenile, Laie, Oahu, 31 mm

 

Ft. Kamehemeha, Oahu, 3 feet

 
   

FLAG CONE  

Uncommon on sandy reefs.  Shell broad yet light, spire low and smooth, white with irregular brown flammules, base brown, aperture white, juveniles olive green with brown flammules.  The animal is greenish black.  Attains 7.3 inches, 186 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.