This specimen has not been photographed yet.
Kermia
Animalia › Mollusca › Raphitomidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- January 26, 1989
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Honolulu; Sand Island; (Sta. code 890126CH; (Area code) H142
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On January 26, 1989, Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson also collected 3 other specimens.
Kermia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-05
Kikaua Point, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2018-09-29
Po'ipu, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2018-03-14
Poipu Beach, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kermia. BPBM 240143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37303811. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240143.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37303811 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
