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Strombus helli
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Strombidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 9
- Date
- December 26, 1961
- Locality
- Naval Air Station?; Explosive Area; B buoy, 200 yds south of
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1961, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Canarium hellii 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 2026-04-09.

2026-04-09
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-23
Oʻahu, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) atthebeach67, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-11
Hale'iwa Ali'i
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-06-06
Shark’s Cove, Pupukea, HI, United States
(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2000-01-01
Maui, Hawaii, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Strombus helli. BPBM 217955. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38823527. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217955.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38823527 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026















