Nassarius gaudiosus
Pointed Dogwhelk
Nassariidae
- Collected by
- Wesley M. Thorsson; Wesley M. Thorsson
- Date
- 1992
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Nassarius gaudiosus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-29
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-01-11
Lanai Lookout
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-09-30
Po'ipu, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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 248800. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/248800.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026