Conus imperialis

The Darkened Cone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: July 31, 1959
Locality: Pokai Bay - 197b
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

157 Bishop specimens of Conus imperialis · collected 1905–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 31, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Conus imperialis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

North Pacific Ocean, Kāʻanapali, HI, US

(c) jshea004, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-27

Front St, Lahaina, HI, US

(c) Mara B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-12

Hawaii County, HI, USA

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

2025-06-18

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-05

Firehouse

(c) Craig Fujii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-05-04

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Conus imperialis. BPBM 261418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36120309. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261418.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36120309 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026