Bulla vernicosa

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Bullidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 146
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

99 Bishop specimens of Bulla vernicosa · collected 1916–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Bulla vernicosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.

2026-10-08

S Kihei Rd, Wailea, HI, US

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

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Diamond Head Rd + Diamond Head Lighthouse, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

(c) alflo00, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Bulla vernicosa. BPBM 220502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35648841. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220502.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35648841 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026