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Mitra litterata

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BPBM 199185Malacology

Mitra litterata

Mitridae

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 22, 1925
Locality: Mokolea Rock
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4318, -157.7193
Record type: Preservedspecimen

159 Bishop specimens of Mitra litterata · collected 1905–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 22, 1925, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 21 other specimens.

Still here: Mitra litterata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.

Mitra litterata observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Mitra litterata observed 2025-11-30

2025-11-30

Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

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Mitra litterata observed 2017-05-30

2017-05-30

Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, near airfield

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

Mitra litterata observed 2017-05-25

2017-05-25

Kaneohe Bay, Kapaka Island, intertidal zone

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Mitra litterata observed 2017-05-21

2017-05-21

Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island

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

Mitra litterata observed 2011-05-03

2011-05-03

Koke'e Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Mitra litterata. BPBM 199185. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199185.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026