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Cerithium
Cerithiidae
- Collected by
- Patrick V. Kirch; Patrick V. Kirch
- Date
- April 1, 1978
- Locality
- Tonga; Tonga Outliers; Niuatoputapu Group; Niuatoputapu Island; Hakaut'utu'u?
- Region
- Tonga
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On April 1, 1978, Patrick V. Kirch; Patrick V. Kirch also collected 24+ other specimens.
Cerithium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,995 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
México
(c) Jennifer Ruelas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
México
(c) Jennifer Ruelas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
West Chatham, MA, US
(c) Benny Albro, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
La Mata, Alicante, Spain
(c) Kristian Leahy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Central Macedonia, Macedonia and Thrace, GR
(c) ramblingmuppet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Crete, Malia, Crete, GR
(c) adriench, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cerithium. BPBM 253148. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/253148.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026


