Strombus luhuanus
Strombidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston
- Date
- 1922
- Locality
- Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Strombus luhuanus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-09-01.
2024-09-01
Palmyra, UM
(c) Mike Burnett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-19
South Pacific Ocean, Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) pmino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-29
South Pacific Ocean, Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) eashby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-14
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-13
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-08-04
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Strombus luhuanus. BPBM 201658. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/201658.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026