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Nerita picea
Hawaiian Black Nerite
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga, Ditlev Due Thaanum & W.G. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonW.G. Anderson {William G. Anderson Jr. →Ted E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- June 21, 1924
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay; Kekepa Islet
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1924, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga, Ditlev Due Thaanum & W.G. Anderson; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 7 other specimens.
Nerita picea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,168 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
JV3W+FC Halawia Airstrip, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Kamehameha Hwy, Kawela Bay, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Kamehameha Hwy, Kawela Bay, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Makai Pier, Waimanalo, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Makai Pier, Waimanalo, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerita picea. BPBM 198786. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198786.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026





