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Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiian Turbo Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae
- Collected by
- D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1914
- Locality
- Honolulu; Quarantine Island; reefs
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Turbo sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 210 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kamehameha Hwy + Ke Nui Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-13
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Turbo sandwicensis. BPBM 227647. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39531753. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/227647.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39531753 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026