Hipponix pilosus

Bearded Hoof Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Hipponicidae

Collected by: D. B. Langford; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →
Collector number: 6279
Date: 1924
Locality: Japan; Emi, Boshu.
Region: Japan
Record type: Preservedspecimen

78 Bishop specimens of Hipponix pilosus · collected 1902–2021Species page ›

Pilosabia trigona observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 275 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)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

日本、〒649-3143 和歌山県西牟婁郡すさみ町里野

(c) Cowry639, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Kamehameha Hwy, Lāʻie, HI, US

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

2026-09-29

El Progreso, Ecuador

(c) Juan Fernando Pesántez-Muñoz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-29

Sunshine Coast QLD, Australia

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

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Cite this specimen

Hipponix pilosus. BPBM 231335. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37194925. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/231335.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37194925 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026