Nassarius crematus

Nassariidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 173
Date: May 6, 1962
Locality: Ala Moana; in front of 2 radio towers
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

159 Bishop specimens of Nassarius crematus · collected 1907–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 6, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nassarius crematus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2004-12-25.

2004-12-25

Maalaea Bay, Kihei, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Nassarius crematus. BPBM 220681. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220681.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026