Chelonibia testudinaria
Turtle Barnacle
As recorded: Chelonibia patula (Ranzani, 1818)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Maxillopoda › Sessilia › Chelonibiidae
- Collected by
- J.G. Grovhoug
- Locality
- Makapuu; Oceanic Institute
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- T.L. Smalley
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chelonibia testudinaria observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 533 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.
2026-10-11
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Guanacaste, CR
(c) Joel Likes To Photo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
HI, US
(c) josiah_nativio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Tollo Canosa Sannita, 66026 Foro CH, Italia
(c) migratorylocust🦗, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-10
Agora, Argostoli 281 00, Greece
(c) Chris Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
North Pacific Ocean, MX
(c) toastysn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chelonibia testudinaria. BPBM 602. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35948747. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/b/602.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35948747 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026