Terebra argus brachygyra

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Terebridae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 16
Date: December 28, 1961
Locality: Naval Air Station?; Explosive Area; B & A buoys, 1/2 way between
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

28 Bishop specimens of Terebra argus brachygyra · collected 1941–1986Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 28, 1961, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Terebra argus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-02.

2025-12-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Cite this specimen

Terebra argus brachygyra. BPBM 219697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39047676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/219697.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39047676 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026