Mitra stictica

Pontifical mitre

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Mitridae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 87
Date: March 18, 1962
Locality: Sand Island; off inside white buoys
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

84 Bishop specimens of Mitra stictica · collected 1906–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 18, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Mitra stictica observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-19.

2026-08-19

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-25

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-05

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

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

2025-12-25

Hawaii, US

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

2025-11-16

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

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

2025-11-16

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Mitra stictica. BPBM 219499. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37606001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/219499.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37606001 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026