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Nassarius gaudiosus

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BPBM 236981Malacology

Nassarius gaudiosus

Pointed Dogwhelk

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae

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
49 Bishop specimens of Nassarius gaudiosus · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Nassarius gaudiosus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-29.

Nassarius gaudiosus observed 2025-11-29

2025-11-29

Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA

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

Nassarius gaudiosus observed 2022-01-11

2022-01-11

Lanai Lookout

(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nassarius gaudiosus observed 2017-05-25

2017-05-25

Kaneohe Bay, S of Kapapa Island

(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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

Cite this specimen

Nassarius gaudiosus. BPBM 236981. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37640836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/236981.

Record sources