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Conus vexillum
Flag Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 44
- Date
- December 30, 1961
- Locality
- Waikiki; off Moana Hotel
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1961, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Conus vexillum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-12.

2024-07-12
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-28
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-29
RT-30, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Jules L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus vexillum. BPBM 220344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220344.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026

















