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Oliva paxillus
Olividae
- Collected by
- Scott Johnson; Enewetak Mid-Pacific Marine LabEnewetak Mid-Pacific Marine Lab →Scott Johnson →
- Date
- 1981
- Island
- Enewetok Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Oliva paxillus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-31.

2025-10-31
doodles Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2022-08-23
Tanzania
(c) vrebizant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-19
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-30
Kaneohe Bay, off N tip of Mokapu base
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2016-10-31
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-10-30
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oliva paxillus. BPBM 251794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/251794.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
