Conus quercinus

Oak Cone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 944
Date: August 1, 1959
Locality: Keehi
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

150 Bishop specimens of Conus quercinus · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1959, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Conus quercinus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.

2026-09-22

HI, US

(c) brikon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-24

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-26

Mamala Bay, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-09-25

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-17

Makua Beach

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-04-24

Maalaea, HI, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Conus quercinus. BPBM 220301. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36127540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220301.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36127540 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026