Cerithium mutatum

Prickly Horn Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cerithiidae

Collected by: Langford & Thaanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1925
Locality: Ryukyu Islands; Okinawa; Nakama Island
Region: Ryukyu Islands
Record type: Preservedspecimen

91 Bishop specimens of Cerithium mutatum · collected 1914–2017Species page ›

Cerithium echinatum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13

Hirifa, French Polynesia

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

2026-08-29

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-11

Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-30

Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-11

Onslow, AU

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

2026-02-12

Kahekili 1

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

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Cite this specimen

Cerithium mutatum. BPBM 229670. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35896269. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/229670.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35896269 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026