Conus nanus
Nanus Cone
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & W. McGrew; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →W.W. McGrew →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- November 10, 1923
- Locality
- Makaha; Kepuhi Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On November 10, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & W. McGrew; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 4 other specimens.
Conus nanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-07.

2026-07-07
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Kana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-04
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) augustus_lunchick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-04
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) augustus_lunchick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Conus nanus. BPBM 199208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36124934. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36124934 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






