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Trochus intextus
Hawaiian Top Snail
Trochidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- September 14, 1924
- Locality
- Mokapu; east side of Ulupau Crater
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On September 14, 1924, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Ditlev Due Thaanum; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 9 other specimens.
Trochus intextus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 208 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-12
Kailua Kona
(c) chlokonut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Trochus intextus. BPBM 198938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/198938.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026









