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BPBM 198057Malacology
Thais aperta
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- January 30, 1923
- Locality
- Manana
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4177, -157.9657
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Thais aperta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-06.

2025-11-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-30
Kaneohe Bay, Kekepa Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Thais aperta. BPBM 198057. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198057.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
