Trochus intextus

Hawaiian Top Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Trochidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 148
Date: April 9, 1962
Locality: Barbers Point; Tanker Mooring; 200 yds SE of B buoy
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

167 Bishop specimens of Trochus intextus · collected 1916–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 9, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Trochus intextus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 208 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03

Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA

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

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-12

Kailua Kona

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

2026-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29

Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Trochus intextus. BPBM 217627. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39504126. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217627.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39504126 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026