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Rhinoclavis sinensis
Obelisk Creeper
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cerithiidae
- Collected by
- H.L. Tuttle; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
- Collector number
- HT#: 335
- Date
- August 1, 1944
- Locality
- Waimanalo; Waimanalo Bay; outside from Shriners
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1944, H.L. Tuttle; Merlin Tuttle also collected 2 other specimens.
Rhinoclavis sinensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 60 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-20
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-06
Kamehameha Hwy, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhinoclavis sinensis. BPBM 240206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38433556. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38433556 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026