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Created 8/2/2026

Family Conidae

WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Conus mcbridei



Kahe, Oahu, 20 feet, 12 mm
 

Sea Tiger, Oahu, 110 feet, 9 mm

 

MCBRIDE'S CONE  

Uncommon in sand or rubble deeper than 20 feet.  The lower third is abruptly purplish-brown with white spiral dashes.  Attains 0.5 inch, 12 mm.  Philippines to Micronesia, Hawaii, and the Society Islands.  This recently described species was once lumped within the Conus sponsalis-nanus-paukstisi group.