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Cerithium columna

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BPBM 217811Malacology

Cerithium columna

Pillar Creeper

Cerithiidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 29
Date: December 30, 1961
Locality: Naval Air Station; off Orange Buoy
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

177 Bishop specimens of Cerithium columna · collected 1902–2011Species page ›

Cerithium columna observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-11-21.

Cerithium columna observed 2021-11-21

2021-11-21

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cerithium columna observed 2019-10-17

2019-10-17

Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Cerithium columna observed 2017-06-18

2017-06-18

Tunnels Beach, Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cerithium columna observed 2004-12-25

2004-12-25

Maluaka Beach, Wailea-Makena, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Cerithium columna observed 2002-12-26

2002-12-26

Black Rock, Kaanapali, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Cerithium columna. BPBM 217811. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217811.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026