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Conus litteratus
Lettered Cone
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae
- Collected by
- Langford, Daniel B.; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- X355,y
- Date
- 1949
- Locality
- Asan Point
- Region
- Guam
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Conus litteratus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Okinawa, JP
(c) Mei Li P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Moso, Vanuatu
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-19
Green Island, AU
(c) Linus Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14
North Stradbroke Island QLD 4183, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14
North Stradbroke Island QLD 4183, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-14
North Stradbroke Island QLD 4183, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus litteratus. BPBM 239864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36119575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/239864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36119575 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
