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Strombus dentatus

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BPBM 217938Malacology

Strombus dentatus

Toothed Conch

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Strombidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 98
Date: March 22, 1962
Locality: Keehi buoys, between
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

86 Bishop specimens of Strombus dentatus · collected 1906–1996Species page ›

Tridentarius dentatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-25.

Tridentarius dentatus observed 2026-01-25

2026-01-25

South Kona, HI, USA

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

Tridentarius dentatus observed 2025-06-11

2025-06-11

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tridentarius dentatus observed 2025-05-10

2025-05-10

Hawaii County, HI, USA

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

Tridentarius dentatus observed 2023-09-25

2023-09-25

Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, USA

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

Tridentarius dentatus observed 2023-09-09

2023-09-09

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Tridentarius dentatus observed 2023-02-28

2023-02-28

Point Panic

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Strombus dentatus. BPBM 217938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38818014. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217938.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38818014 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026