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Conus sponsalis
Marriage Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
- Date
- August 26, 1959
- 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 August 26, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Still here: Conus sponsalis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-05-05.
2025-05-05
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-02-20
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-08
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-11-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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 sponsalis. BPBM 221781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/221781.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026