Conus catus

Cat Cone

Conidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: 1922
Locality: Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Island: Palmyra Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

162 Bishop specimens of Conus catus · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Conus catus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2021-08-15.

2021-08-15

Palmyra, UM

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Conus catus. BPBM 201674. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/201674.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026