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Conus sponsalis
Marriage Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Daniel B. Langford & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Ditlev Due ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- Thaanum's Lot #: 10259,j
- Date
- 1925
- Locality
- Ryukyu Islands; Loochoos; Okinawa; Nakama
- Region
- Ryukyu Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Conus sponsalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 242 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-23.
2026-09-23
Woolgoolga NSW 2456, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-23
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-15
Woody Head NSW 2466, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-17
Mangilao, Guam, US
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus sponsalis. BPBM 249468. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249468.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026