Conus nanus
Nanus Cone
G. B. Sowerby I, 1833Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 215452 ↗
Photo: (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo (iNaturalist)
54
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1922
First collected
1936
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Conus nanus, most mentions first.
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
39 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1922 by Lorrin Andrews Thurston (Palmyra Atoll). The Museum last collected it in 1936; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as July 7, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
45 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-07
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Kana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-04
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) augustus_lunchick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-04
North Pacific Ocean, Hilo, HI, US
(c) augustus_lunchick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-02
Keiki Beach/Qeen's Bath Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2025-02-21
The Ritz-Carlton O'ahu, Turtle Bay, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) R. Whitfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)