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Cerithium columna
Pillar Creeper
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cerithiidae
- Collected by
- Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1947
- Locality
- Pis Island
- Island
- Pis Island
- Region
- Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cerithium columna observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1947. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 58 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Palm Island QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Palm Island QLD, Australia
(c) Elliot Connor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Long Reef Rock Platform, Long Reef Aquatic Reserve, Collaroy, Sydney, New South Wales
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-20
日本、〒907-1801 沖縄県八重山郡与那国町与那国
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-03
Lord Howe Island, South Reef
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Lord Howe Island, Neds Beach
(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cerithium columna. BPBM 229636. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35893299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/229636.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35893299 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
