Strombus maculatus

Strombidae

Collected by: Joseph Swift Emerson; Joseph Swift Emerson
Collector number: 418-VII 120
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Kualoa
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.5214, -157.8404 ± 1,513 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

191 Bishop specimens of Strombus maculatus · collected 1897–2001Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Joseph Swift Emerson; Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Strombus maculatus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-30.

2026-06-30

Kaneohe, HI, US

(c) Louis Burns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-04

G567+2P Lifeguard Tower: 9, Waikane, HI 96744, USA

no rights reserved

2025-09-28

Oʻahu, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US

(c) mbullock211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-19

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-19

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-19

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Strombus maculatus. BPBM 195142. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195142.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026