Conus imperialis

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: October 16, 1959
Locality: Keehi Lagoon, Off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3157, -157.9053
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Conus imperialis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-05-04.

2024-05-04

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

2024-03-29

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

2020-12-20

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Conus imperialis. BPBM 261427. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36119797. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261427.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36119797 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026