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Mitrella margarita

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BPBM 220717Malacology

Mitrella margarita

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Columbellidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 13
Date: December 28, 1961
Locality: Naval Air Station?; Explosive Area; B buoy; 200 yds. NW of
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

44 Bishop specimens of Mitrella margarita · collected 1907–2003Species page ›

Graphicomassa margarita observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.

Graphicomassa margarita observed 2026-09-01

2026-09-01

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Graphicomassa margarita observed 2026-08-17

2026-08-17

Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US

(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Graphicomassa margarita observed 2026-06-01

2026-06-01

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Graphicomassa margarita observed 2026-05-25

2026-05-25

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Graphicomassa margarita observed 2026-04-24

2026-04-24

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Graphicomassa margarita observed 2026-04-24

2026-04-24

Honolulu, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Mitrella margarita. BPBM 220717. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37611010. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220717.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37611010 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026