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Conus quercinus
Oak Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 194
- Date
- May 24, 1962
- Locality
- Oʻahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4639, -157.9531
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Conus quercinus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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)

2017-05-26
Kaneohe Bay, NW of Sand Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2005-08-01
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) surfman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus quercinus. BPBM 220331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220331.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026













