
Conus chaldaeus
Vermiculate Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- James Pell; Grace BurgessGrace Burgess Grace Burgess →James Pell →
- Date
- April 1, 1961
- Locality
- Moorea
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- Windward Islands, French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1961, James Pell; Grace Burgess also collected 4 other specimens.
Conus chaldaeus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 312 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.

2026-08-13
Coffs Harbour NSW, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16
中国海南省三亚市吉阳区
(c) Hanyu Yang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-27
Barcoongere NSW 2460, Australia
(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus chaldaeus. BPBM 275517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/275517.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
