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Maculotriton

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BPBM 200771Malacology

Maculotriton

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Collector number: ex 200769
Date: May 14, 1923
Locality: Laysan
Island: Laysan
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

39 Bishop specimens of Maculotriton · collected 1923–2000Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 14, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 23 other specimens.

Maculotriton observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-17.

Maculotriton observed 2026-08-17

2026-08-17

Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US

(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Maculotriton observed 2026-05-16

2026-05-16

Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Maculotriton observed 2026-02-09

2026-02-09

Ko Olina, HI, US

(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Maculotriton observed 2025-09-28

2025-09-28

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Maculotriton observed 2025-06-04

2025-06-04

Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

no rights reserved

Maculotriton observed 2019-08-08

2019-08-08

Waimanalo Bay, HI, US

(c) Bethany Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Maculotriton. BPBM 200771. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/200771.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026