BPBM 261138Malacology

Tricolia variabilis

Variable Pheasant

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Phasianellidae

Collected by: R. DeFelice & S. Coles; S. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: November 17, 1999
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Kaneohe Bay; Sta. 1; North Channel
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

99 Bishop specimens of Tricolia variabilis · collected 1917–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 17, 1999, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; S. Coles also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hiloa variabilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-30

Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-20

Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-03-05

Kikaua Point, Kailua Kona, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Tricolia variabilis. BPBM 261138. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39404345. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261138.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39404345 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026