Conus princeps

Prince Cone

Conidae

Collected by: Ditlev Due Thaanum
Collector number: Thaanum's Lot #: 896,h
Date: 1949
Locality: Mexico; la paz
Region: Mexico
Record type: Preservedspecimen

14 Bishop specimens of Conus princeps · collected 1929–1951Species page ›

Conus princeps observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16

Guaymas, Son., MX

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

2026-10-12

MX

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

2026-07-19

MX

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

2026-07-19

MX

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

2026-07-17

MX

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

2026-05-15

Loreto, B.C.S., MX

(c) kaitlove1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Conus princeps. BPBM 249562. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/249562.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026