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Conus nanus
Nanus Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga, Ditlev Due Thaanum & H.E. Westcott; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →H.E. Westcott →
- Date
- January 19, 1924
- Locality
- Waimanalo; Pahonu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Conus nanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus nanus. BPBM 199216. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199216.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
