BPBM 261478Malacology

Hipponix pilosus

Bearded Hoof Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Hipponicidae

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

78 Bishop specimens of Hipponix pilosus · collected 1902–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Pilosabia trigona observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Kamehameha Hwy + Ke Nui Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA

(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

Kamehameha Hwy, Lāʻie, HI, US

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

2026-09-01

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

2026-08-15

Waialua, HI, US

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

2026-08-01

Kahuku, HI, US

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

2026-06-28

Lahaina, HI, US

(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Hipponix pilosus. BPBM 261478. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37194726. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261478.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37194726 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026