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Terebra cerithina
Terebridae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga, Ditlev Due Thaanum & H.E. Westcott; J. Manson & Anna D. ValentineTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →J. Manson →Ditlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →Anna D. Valentine →H.E. Westcott →
- Date
- October 6, 1923
- Locality
- Waikiki; channel near Elk's club and outside of the Canoe Surf off the Moana Hotel
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On October 6, 1923, Lorrin Andrews Thurston, Ted T. Dranga, Ditlev Due Thaanum & H.E. Westcott; J. Manson & Anna D. Valentine also collected 5 other specimens.
Terebra cerithina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-18.

2026-08-18
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11
Tracks Beach Park, 92-201 Farrington Hwy, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23
Kuhio Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-31
Hawaii, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-05-25
Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Terebra cerithina. BPBM 241071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/241071.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026

