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BPBM 249461Malacology
Conus sponsalis
Marriage Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due Thaanum
- Collector number
- Thaanum's Lot #: 10259,c
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra; Portsmouth Point
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 5.8823, -162.0496 ± 228 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Conus sponsalis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-10.
2025-08-10
Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) pmino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-10
Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus sponsalis. BPBM 249461. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249461.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026