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Updated 9/22/2012

Family Conidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Conus miles

Ala Moana, Oahu, 2 feet, 61 mm

 

Mokapu, Oahu, 10 feet, 51 mm

 

Kahe Point, Oahu, 35 feet, 26 mm

 

Ft. Kamehemeha, Oahu, 3 feet

 

Kahala, Oahu, 40 feet

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 40 feet

SOLDIER CONE  

Common on reefs at any depth.  A very distinctive shell, the animal is greenish black.  Attains at least 3.5 inches, 90 mm, yet some websites claim 136 mm.  South Africa to Japan, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.