
Cymatium nicobaricum
Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cymatiidae
- Collected by
- DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles; DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Date
- March 3, 1996
- Locality
- Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Pearl Harbor; Sta. 12; Northeast of Ford Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1996, DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles; DeFelice, Ralph & Stephen Coles also collected 10 other specimens.
Monoplex nicobaricus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1996. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 78 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.

2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-02
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) skynosaur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-08
Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18
Kamehameha Hwy + Lokoea Pl, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) stefmatis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-14
VHF7+W7, Poipu, HI 96756, USA
(c) Janelle Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cymatium nicobaricum. BPBM 255135. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36253329. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/255135.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36253329 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
