BPBM 198073Malacology

Drupa ricinus

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: February 1, 1923
Locality: Kaulana
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 18.9159, -155.6680 ± 585 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

132 Bishop specimens of Drupa ricinus · collected 1828–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Drupa ricinus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-22.

2025-09-22

Naalehu, HI 96772, USA

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

2024-09-04

Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US

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

2024-03-04

Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US

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

2024-03-04

Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US

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

2024-03-04

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, Hawaii County, US-HI, US

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Drupa ricinus. BPBM 198073. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36566118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198073.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36566118 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026