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Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiian Turbo Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Wailupe
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3012, -157.7546 ± 3,033 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Turbo sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 83 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-04.

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)

2026-08-31
Magic Island Beach, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) tnmcneil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Turbo sandwicensis. BPBM 227648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39529962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/227648.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39529962 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
