Conus moreleti

Morelet's Cone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: H. L. Tuttle; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
Collector number: HT 486
Date: September 1, 1945
Locality: Kahulu
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.6637, -154.9820 ± 965 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

52 Bishop specimens of Conus moreleti · collected 1921–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1945, H. L. Tuttle; Merlin Tuttle also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Conus moreleti observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-09-18.

2023-09-18

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

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

2023-06-02

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

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

2023-06-02

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Conus moreleti. BPBM 240398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36128594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240398.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36128594 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026