Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00042
Black-and-white Cone
Conus ebraeus
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About Black-and-white Cone
HCRI Final Report records this species at Kauaʻi stations KARA2 and KARA7; iNaturalist records include 35342915 from Lawai reef platform and 98231176 from Poʻipū.
WoRMS AphiaID 215436 lists Conus ebraeus as accepted.
KARA2 is Beach House Reef at 1-1.5 m and KARA7 is Nomilu reef at 7.5-9 m; observation 35342915 states rubble/cracks in reef platform at 2-4 ft in surge.
Explicit Kauaʻi reef stations, exact shallow habitat, accepted name, and later photograph provide strong inclusion evidence. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Conus ebraeus
- Common names
- Black-and-white Cone
- Other names
- Conus ebraeus
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Authoritative survey or expert evidence verifies Kauaʻi occurrence historically; community observations were not used to promote the record to CURRENT.
- Origin
- Origin not inferred from occurrence census
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Conus ebraeus is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Explicit Kauaʻi reef stations, exact shallow habitat, accepted name, and later photograph provide strong inclusion evidence. Reconciled rule: undated expert occurrence or community observations do not independently establish CURRENT status.