Terebra babylonia

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Terebridae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 149
Date: April 9, 1962
Locality: Barbers Point; Tanker Mooring; 200 yds SE of B buoy
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

56 Bishop specimens of Terebra babylonia · collected 1901–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 9, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Terebra babylonia observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2013-05-19.

2013-05-19

Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-04-21

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

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-12-25

Koloa Landing, Koloa, HI 96756, USA

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2005-04-29

Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Terebra babylonia. BPBM 219675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39040553. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/219675.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39040553 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026