Cantharidus tenebrosus
Trochidae
- Collected by
- N.H. Goulstone; Joseph Swift EmersonJoseph Swift Emerson →Newton H. Goulstone →
- Collector number
- 408-XI 123
- Date
- May 21, 1930
- Locality
- New Zealand; South Island; Governors Bay; Port Lyttleton
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On May 21, 1930, N.H. Goulstone; Joseph Swift Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cantharidus tenebrosus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-28.

2025-04-28
Smithfield reef, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-18
Waipapa Point, Otara, Catlins, South Island, New Zealand
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-17
Kawakaputa Bay, Ruahine, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-17
Southland, New Zealand
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-15
Southland, New Zealand
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-15
Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
(c) Zachary Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cantharidus tenebrosus. BPBM 195384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/195384.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026






