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Family Conidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Conus nanus

Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet, 18 mm

DWARF CONE  

Common on intertidal benches, tidepools, and shallow reefs.  The base is dark blue and the body whorl is devoid of spiral cords.  The animal is white with pink extremities.  Attains 1.3 inches, 34 mm.  South Africa to Okinawa, Hawaii, and the Tuamotus.  Conus paukstisi has rows of spiral granules halfway up the body whorl.  Both were formerly known in Hawaii as Conus sponsalis.