Xenoturris kingae

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Turridae

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

31 Bishop specimens of Xenoturris kingae · collected 1956–1985Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Iotyrris kingae 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 2021-11-17.

2021-11-17

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Xenoturris kingae. BPBM 220860. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39702793. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220860.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39702793 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026