Natica tessellata

Spotted Sand Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

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

35 Bishop specimens of Natica tessellata · collected 1959–1962Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 26, 1961, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Natica tessellata. BPBM 218146. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37641200. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218146.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37641200 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026