Homalocantha anatomica

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 9
Date: December 26, 1961
Locality: Barbers Point; Explosive Area; 200 yds. south of B buoy
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

29 Bishop specimens of Homalocantha anatomica · collected 1959–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Homalocantha anatomica observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-30.

2025-11-30

North Pacific Ocean, Waiʻanae, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-06

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-28

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Homalocantha anatomica. BPBM 218435. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37201148. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218435.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37201148 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026