Cerithium mutatum

Prickly Horn Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cerithiidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 103
Date: March 25, 1962
Locality: Barbers Point; black buoy at, 2000 yds SE of
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

91 Bishop specimens of Cerithium mutatum · collected 1914–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 25, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cerithium echinatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-11.

2026-04-11

Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-30

Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-12

Kahekili 1

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

2025-12-20

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

2025-11-15

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Rad Dad Chad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-22

Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA

(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Cerithium mutatum. BPBM 217707. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35894917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217707.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35894917 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026