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Homalocantha anatomica
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 44
- Date
- February 17, 1962
- Locality
- Waikiki; off Moana Hotel
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 17, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Bulla vernicosa
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Bursa venustula
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Caducifer decapitatus
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Cancilla granatina
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Cerithium sinensis
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Cheilea dillwyni
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Conus
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Conus pulicarius
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Conus quercinus
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Conus suturatus
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Engina morula
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Gastrochaena cuneiformis
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Hastula
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Imbricaria conovula
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Mitra
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Mitra coronata
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Morula ochrostoma
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Spondylus
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Strombus helli
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Tellina crucigera
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Tellina robusta
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Terebra babylonia
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Homalocantha anatomica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Homalocantha anatomica. BPBM 218440. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/218440.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026