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Hipponix pilosus
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Hipponicidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 6279
- Date
- 1923
- Locality
- Waialae reefs
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Pilosabia trigona observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Kamehameha Hwy + Ke Nui Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Kamehameha Hwy, Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-28
Lahaina, HI, US
(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hipponix pilosus. BPBM 231312. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37192302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231312.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37192302 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
