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Conus rattus
Rat Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
- Collector number
- Ostergaard #: 19""
- Date
- July 7, 1924
- Locality
- Wailupe; Quarry #1
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On July 7, 1924, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 2 other specimens.
Conus rattus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 75 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-12
Wailea, HI, US
(c) Mikayla M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-18
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus rattus. BPBM 208418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/208418.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026