Polinices tumidus

Pear-shaped Sand Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

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

84 Bishop specimens of Polinices tumidus · collected 1902–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Polinices mammilla observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-05.

2026-06-05

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2025-12-26

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

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

2025-01-11

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Polinices tumidus. BPBM 220880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220880.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38174700 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026