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Mitra stictica
Pontifical mitre
Mitridae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga & Alex Anderson; 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; Southeast 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, Ted T. Dranga & Alex Anderson; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.
Mitra stictica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-19.

2026-08-19
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-05
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-12-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-16
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-16
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mitra stictica. BPBM 199500. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199500.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026







