Petaloconchus keenae

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Vermetidae

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

32 Bishop specimens of Petaloconchus keenae · collected 1976–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Petaloconchus keenae observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-14.

2025-06-14

Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-14

Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US

(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-06

Tugboat Ledge, Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-04-13

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-01-12

Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-09-25

Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Cite this specimen

Petaloconchus keenae. BPBM 261158. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37975078. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261158.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37975078 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026