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Kiener’s C elisae and typical C= pennaceus have 
been found, despite an increasing number of 
specimens collected during the past year. 
Moreover, the microhabitat of the Hawaiian 
specimens referred to seems to differ from 
that of typical C. pennaceus. The former are 
typically found buried as deep as six inches 
under sand (A. H. Cornelison, verbal com- 
munication) while the latter are typically 
found on or partly buried in sand under rocks 
(Kohn, 1959) » It seems reasonable at the 
present time to consider C. elisae as a possibly 
valid species. The problem requires further 
investigation. 
UNIQUE RECORD FROM HAWAII 
Conus smirna Bartsch and Rehder 
Fig. 13 in Plate 1 
This species is known only from a single 
specimen, the type, described by Bartsch and 
Rehder (1943). It was dredged near Lanai 
(”Ranai”) in 257-312 fathoms by the U. S. 
Fisheries steamer "'Albatross.” 
SPECIES KNOWN IN HAWAII ONLY FROM 
COLLECTION OF DEAD SPECIMENS 
To the author's knowledge, there are no 
records of living specimens of the following 
species from the Hawaiian archipelago. 
Conus aulicus Linne 
C auratus is probably a synonym of C. 
aulicus. 
Ostergaard (1928) listed C. auratus as oc- 
curring in the fossil state on Oahu. The pres- 
ent writer is quite convinced that the species 
referred to was C. pennaceus, since Ostergaard 
(1928) also mentions the normal habitat of 
living specimens. However, at least one fossil 
specimen of C. aulicus is known from Oahu. 
It was collected about five feet above high 
tide mark near Nanakuli by E. C. Jones in 
March, 1954. It is at present in the collection 
of the Children’s Museum of Honolulu 
(No. 2747). 
Specimens now considered to be narrow- 
shelled variants of C. pennaceus because of the 
abundance of intergrades were listed as C. 
auratus by Edmondson (1933). Edmondson 
(1946) cited both C. auratus and C omaria. 
The same figure of a rather typical shell of 
C. pennaceus was labelled C auratus by Ed- 
mondson (1933) and Conus omaria {?)” in 
the 1946 edition. 
Specimens of C. aulicus were collected by 
the Tanager Expedition at Kure (Ocean) 
Island and Pearl and Hermes Reef and are in 
the collection of the B. P. Bishop Museum 
(Nos. 66438, 66439, 66205). A shell from 
Midway Island which is quite fresh in appear- 
ance but was empty when collected is in the 
collection of C. A. Allen. 
Conus aureus Hwass in Bruguiere 
A number of well-preserved shells of this 
species have been collected on beaches along 
the windward coast of Oahu. 
Conus auricomus Hwass in Bruguiere 
This species has been known erroneously 
as C. clapus Linne (see Dodge, 1953). Several 
specimens have been collected from dredged 
material at Honolulu, Oahu, and at Midway 
Island. C. magni ficus Reeve, recorded by Gar- 
rett (1878) from the Hawaiian Islands, is 
probably synonymous. A label, '' Conus mag- 
nificus Reeve. Hawaiian Ids.,” is present in 
the Garrett collection in the B. P. Bishop 
Museum, but no shell is present. 
Conus cylindraceus Broderip and Sowerby 
Several shells have been collected from 
dredged material at Midway Island. No speci- 
mens are known from the main Hawaiian 
Islands (Thaanum, in litt). 
Conus fabula Sowerby 
( = Conus scabriusculus Dillwyii.^) 
The only known specimen, probably a 
subfossil, was collected at Makua, Oahu, by 
W. C. Ross. 
