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Alectrion papillosus
Pimpled Basket Sea Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin A. 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 15, 1923
- Locality
- Kalihi; Kalihi Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Nassarius papillosus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.

2026-04-24
Honaunau Beach Rd, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) roseolson13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-21
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-10
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-10
Ala Wai Boat Harbor, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-12-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-09-14
Hale'iwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Alectrion papillosus. BPBM 199722. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34892718. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199722.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34892718 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
