Conus litoglyphus

Lithograph Cone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: Langford, Daniel B. & Ditlev Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: X6632,a
Date: 1928
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Kumejima; Gima
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

36 Bishop specimens of Conus litoglyphus · collected 1918–1982Species page ›

Conus litoglyphus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26

21世紀の森ビーチ, 名護市, 沖縄県, JP

(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-21

Kihavah huravalhi, Baa, MV

(c) dashaantarctica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-24

Lighthouse, Desroches Island, Seychelles

(c) Lisa_James, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-29

Diani, Kenya, Dive site: Lagoon

(c) diverosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Conus litoglyphus. BPBM 239837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36120673. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/239837.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36120673 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026