Strombus mutabilis

Strombidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: April 1, 1959
Locality: Pokai Bay, off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4444, -158.1927
Record type: Preservedspecimen

22 Bishop specimens of Strombus mutabilis · collected 1952–1998Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Strombus mutabilis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-24.

2025-10-24

Hawaii, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Strombus mutabilis. BPBM 217999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/217999.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026