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Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiian Turbo Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2761, -157.8270
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Turbo sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 84 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 227654. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39533635. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/227654.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39533635 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026