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Conus chaldaeus
Vermiculate Cone
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum, Ditlev; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 373,g
- Date
- 1933
- Locality
- Mokapu Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Conus chaldaeus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-02.

2025-12-02
Akake St./L. Waiehu Beach Rd., Waihee-Waiehu, HI 96793, USA
(c) gringo_vulgaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-17
North Pacific Ocean, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Kate Bowles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-10
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus chaldaeus. BPBM 239283. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36120247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/239283.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36120247 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
