Conus chaldaeus
astrologer's cone
(Röding, 1798)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 430457 ↗
Photo: (c) CORDENOS Thierry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by CORDENOS Thierry (iNaturalist)
77
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1902
First collected
2002
Last collected
2025
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Conus chaldaeus, most mentions first.
2004
Assessment of nonindigenous species on coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, with emphasis on introduced invertebratesColes, S.L., L.G. Eldredge, F. Kandel, P.R. Reath & K. Longenecker · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Records of shallow-water marine invertebrates from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands with a note on nonindigenous speciesDeFelice, R., D. Minton & S. Godwin · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
45 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1902 by Thaanum, Ditlev; Thaanum (Hawaiʻi Island). The Museum last collected it in 2002; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as December 2, 2025.
From the collection
Alive today
22 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2025-12-02
Akake St./L. Waiehu Beach Rd., Waihee-Waiehu, HI 96793, USA
(c) gringo_vulgaris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) alexbarnard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-17
North Pacific Ocean, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Lila S., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-09
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hōlualoa, HI, US
(c) Kate Bowles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-10
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2024-04-13
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-02-23
North Pacific Ocean, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) steele_alan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)