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Conus distans
Distant Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Richard Nakagawa; Francine Paxson & Misao NakagawaMisao Nakagawa →Richard Nakagawa →Francine Paxson →
- Date
- Invalid Date
- Locality
- Kwajalein
- Island
- Kwajalein Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Coordinates
- 8.7297, 167.7297 ± 1,871 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On Invalid Date, Richard Nakagawa; Francine Paxson & Misao Nakagawa also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Conus distans observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2014-06-02.

2014-06-02
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-09
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2014-03-03
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-03-02
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-10-07
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2005-11-13
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus distans. BPBM 284519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/284519.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026








