Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-OI-00032

Mile Cone

Conus miles

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Mile Cone — Atlas scientific reconstruction based on the reviewed morphology reference; not a specimen photograph or population claim.
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Occurrence evidence

Bishop Museum TR29 records Kauaʻi coastal-station occurrence; iNaturalist RG observations 137365047 (Waimea, 2022) and 337489089 (Poʻipū, 2025) have explicit island coordinates.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Conus miles
Common names
Mile 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
Origin not yet resolved
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence date
2026-10-01

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Mile Cone (Conus miles) is included in the Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas. Kauaʻi status: Present. Origin: Origin not yet resolved.

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