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Nerita albicilla
blotched nerite
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cycloneritida › Neritidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Alex Anderson & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonAlex B. Anderson →Ted E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- April 1, 1927
- Locality
- Pearl & Hermes Reef; Grass Island
- Island
- Pearl and Hermes Atoll
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1927, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Alex Anderson & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 3 other specimens.
Nerita albicilla observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-22.

2024-12-22
Kuilima Cove, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-05-17
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nerita albicilla. BPBM 199264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199264.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026


