Natica gualteriana

Spotted Sand Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: October 16, 1959
Locality: Keehi Lagoon
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3157, -157.9053
Record type: Preservedspecimen

64 Bishop specimens of Natica gualteriana · collected 1899–1999Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Notocochlis gualteriana observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-16.

2026-10-16

Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-06-07

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-05-22

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2025-12-20

Waipahe Pl, Ko Olina, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Natica gualteriana. BPBM 261574. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37641595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261574.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37641595 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026