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Terebra achates
Terebridae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 55
- Date
- February 22, 1962
- Locality
- Ewa Beach, off
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On February 22, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Terebra achates observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-13.

2025-03-13
Kauaʻi, Princeville, HI, US
(c) herdofnoni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-18
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-09
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-22
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-29
Hawaii, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-10
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Terebra achates. BPBM 219633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/219633.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026














