Bursa siphonata

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Bursidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 95
Date: March 22, 1962
Locality: Keehi buoys, between
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

19 Bishop specimens of Bursa siphonata · collected 1923–1962Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 22, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Bursa rosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2016-04-06.

2016-04-06

Kahekili Beach Park, 65 Kai Ala Dr, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA

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Cite this specimen

Bursa siphonata. BPBM 218393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35648293. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218393.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35648293 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026