Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00035
Abbreviated Cone
Conus abbreviatus
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About Abbreviated Cone
The Abbreviated Cone is a Hawaiian endemic with a low coronated spire and rows of brown shell spots. Kauaʻi evidence includes local photographic observations and preserved specimens. These records do not establish present living abundance.
Occurrence evidence
HCRI Final Report records Conus abbreviatus at Kauaʻi rapid-assessment station KARA4; iNaturalist RG observations 17855424 and 18341455 are 2018 Poʻipū records.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Conus abbreviatus
- Common names
- Abbreviated Cone
- Family
- Conidae
- Order
- Neogastropoda
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
- Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-01
- Evidence limits
- Photographic and specimen records establish source-bounded locality evidence; live/dead status, original specimen identity, depth and present population abundance remain separate review questions.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Marine reef and nearshore
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- The Abbreviated Cone is a Hawaiian endemic with a low coronated spire and rows of brown shell spots. Kauaʻi evidence includes local photographic observations and preserved specimens. These records do not establish present living abundance.