Strombus helli

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Strombidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 107
Date: March 25, 1962
Locality: Ewa & Barbers Point, between
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

104 Bishop specimens of Strombus helli · collected 1915–1969Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Canarium hellii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. 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 217970. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38819899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217970.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38819899 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026