Mitra mitra

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Mitridae

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

120 Bishop specimens of Mitra mitra · collected 1898–1998Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Mitra mitra observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 188 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

2026-10-11

Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-10-04

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29

Onekahakaha Rd, Hilo, HI, US

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

2026-08-19

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18

Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Mitra mitra. BPBM 220865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37607984. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220865.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37607984 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026