Cerithium

Cerithiidae

Collected by: Glenn S. Terry; Glenn S. Terry
Date: May 12, 1944
Locality: Lagoon side
Island: Funafuti
Region: Tuvalu
Coordinates: -8.5321, 179.1114 ± 13,441 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

222 Bishop specimens of Cerithium · collected 1915–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 12, 1944, Glenn S. Terry; Glenn S. Terry also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Cerithium observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-03-30.

2024-03-30

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-22

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-22

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-11-05

Funafuti, Tuvalu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Cerithium. BPBM 198641. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198641.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026