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Terebra cerithina
Terebridae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 803
- Date
- April 1, 1959
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2761, -157.8270
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1959, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Terebra cerithina observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-18.

2026-08-18
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Kuhio Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-28
Kaneohe Bay, outside main south reef pass
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Terebra cerithina. BPBM 220066. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220066.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026







