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Conus imperialis
The Darkened Cone
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum, Ditlev; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 903,l
- Date
- 1941
- Locality
- West Maui; Lahaina; Puunoa Point
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8811, -156.6880 ± 680 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Conus imperialis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Kāʻanapali, HI, US
(c) jshea004, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Front St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Mara B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-18
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-10-26
Front St, Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Jules L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-06-22
Pacific Ocean, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US
(c) hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-04-13
Lahaina, 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 imperialis. BPBM 239205. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36121036. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/239205.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36121036 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026