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Epitonium perplexum

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BPBM 230398Malacology

Epitonium perplexum

Animalia › Mollusca › Epitoniidae

Collected by
Dranga & Thaanum; ThaanumDranga →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1936
Locality
Waikiki, off
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.2767, -157.8365 ± 1,532 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
30 Bishop specimens of Epitonium perplexum · collected 1906–1949Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Epitonium perplexum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-09.

Epitonium perplexum observed 2026-06-09

2026-06-09

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Epitonium perplexum observed 2026-05-10

2026-05-10

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Epitonium perplexum observed 2026-04-24

2026-04-24

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Epitonium perplexum observed 2025-02-09

2025-02-09

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Epitonium perplexum observed 2023-02-14

2023-02-14

Kailua, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Epitonium perplexum. BPBM 230398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36747501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/230398.

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