
Chthamalus proteus
As recorded: Chthamalus proteus Dando & Southward, 1980
Animalia › Arthropoda › Maxillopoda › Sessilia › Chthamalidae
- Collected by
- P Reath
- Locality
- Hawai‘i County
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 5 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Chthamalus proteus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-14.

2026-05-14
Kingston Parish, Jamaica
(c) Sheldon Logan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-01
City of Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
(c) radinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-22
Brasil
(c) Alisson Max Dutruel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-17
18 allée lotissement le clos des embruns, Cayenne 97300, Guyane française
(c) Julien Piolain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-04
Portland, TX 78374, USA
(c) Jo Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Chthamalus proteus. BPBM 849. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979268065. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/b/849.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979268065 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
