Conus sponsalis

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, SteveStephen L. Coles →HWN Island Harbor Survey →Pakki A. Reath →
Date: November 11, 2002
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Kauai; Station 2; Marriott Reef; NWW {Nawiliwili? -RKK}
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

212 Bishop specimens of Conus sponsalis · collected 1900–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 11, 2002, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Conus sponsalis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-05.

2025-05-05

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-21

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-15

North Pacific Ocean, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US

(c) hsug1747, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-18

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-20

Point Panic

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-01-08

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Conus sponsalis. BPBM 266722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36126275. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/266722.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36126275 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026