Conus obscurus

Conidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Date: April 1, 1970
Locality: Makua
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5335, -158.2303
Record type: Preservedspecimen

50 Bishop specimens of Conus obscurus · collected 1906–1992Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Conus obscurus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-09-12.

2022-09-12

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

2013-09-21

Haleiwa

(c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-08-01

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Conus obscurus. BPBM 283340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/283340.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026