Polinices similae

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

Collected by: Tuttle, H.; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
Collector number: HT#: 58
Date: 1943
Locality: Waianae, 4 miles beyond
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Mammilla simiae observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-07.

2026-06-07

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-20

Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA

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

2025-05-18

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

2024-12-15

Kuhio Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-13

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-02-22

Ma'alaea Bay Kihei, HI 96753, USA

(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Polinices similae. BPBM 240273. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38174650. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240273.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38174650 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026