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Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792. 
Characteristically 0.75 to 1.25 inches long. 
Body whorl pinkish with two white, inter- 
rupted bands, numerous spiral grooves and 
granules, and a yellowish epidermis. Spire 
coronate. Resembles C . coronalis but may be 
distinguished from that species by the light 
pink color within its aperture and the absence 
of dark brown flammules on its body whorl. 3 
Fig. 39. Conus miliaris Hwass. Abamama Atoll, 
Gilbert Islands (USNM 433980). 
Ordinarily lives among rocks on seaward 
reef flats, both windward and leeward, typi- 
cally at or near low tide line or in tide pools. 
Also found on lagoon reef flats and among 
small reefs on sandy lagoon shelves. 
geographic range: USNM collections 
and published records indicate this fairly 
abundant Micronesian species to be distrib- 
uted from all along the east African coast 
(including the Red Sea), eastward through 
the Indian and Pacific oceans to the Society 
and Tuamotu islands, and from southern 
Japan and Palmyra south to the East Indies 
and New Caledonia. Not reported from Aus- 
tralia. There is a single USNM specimen from 
Hawaii, but the occurrence of C. similaris in 
Hawaii needs confirmation by additional col- 
lecting. 
Conus mustelinus Hwass, 1792. 
Characteristically 1 to 2.25 inches long. 
3 An endemic Hawaiian cone, C. abbreviates Reeve, 
1843 [Tinker (1952), figs, on p. 4l], is closely related 
to both C. miliaris and C. coronalis. It is medium in color, 
covered with small distinct brown dots in regular rows, 
without flammules, but with dark-brown in the aper- 
ture. It is recorded only from Midway to the Hawaiian 
Islands. 
Fig. 40. Conus mustelinus Hwass. Cebu, Philippines 
(USNM 614195). 
Body whorl straw-colored with a set of 2 or 
3 spiral rows of dark brown spots on a white 
band around the middle and a second white 
band at the shoulder irregularly marked with 
brown flammules or spots. Spire smooth with 
many broad brown flammules. 
The recent Micronesian collections include 
only two worn specimens from Yap; one 
dredged from four feet of water at Yaptown, 
the other taken from dead coral heads in 
Tomil Harbor. Probably lives below low tide 
line. 
geographic range: USNM collections 
and published records indicate this uncom- 
mon species to be distributed from Mada- 
gascar and Mauritius eastward through the 
Indian and Pacific oceans to Samoa, and from 
southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands south 
to northern Australia and New Caledonia. 
Not reported from Hawaii. 
Conus pulicarius Hwass, 1792. 
Hirase and Taki (1951) pi. 113, fig. 11; 
Tinker (1952) p. 36, 2 figs, on p. 37; 
Morris (1952) p. 203, col. pi. 7, fig. 2; 
Kira (1955) pi. 36, fig. 15. 
Characteristically 1.25 to 2.25 inches long, 
coronate, and white with numerous dark 
brown dots. 
Ordinarily lives below low tide line along 
sandy lagoon shores, on sandy seaward reef 
slopes, and in sand pockets on seaward and 
lagoon reef flats. The recent Micronesian col- 
lections contain the following specimens: 
