Cymatium pileare

Common Hairy Triton Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cymatiidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 149/149A mixed
Date: April 1, 1962
Locality: Barbers Point; Tanker Mooring; B buoy; 200 yds. SE of(149) & Ala Moana; off(149A)
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

118 Bishop specimens of Cymatium pileare · collected 1915–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Monoplex pilearis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-06-20.

2021-06-20

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-06-13

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-03-06

252 Paoa Pl, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

(c) Tyler Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-06-16

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Cymatium pileare. BPBM 220859. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36253260. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220859.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36253260 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026