Acanthochiton

Animalia › Mollusca › Polyplacophora › Chitonida › Acanthochitonidae

Collected by: R. DeFelice & S. Coles; S. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: November 8, 1999
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Kaneohe Bay; Sta. 17; Coconut Isld. Pier
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

12 Bishop specimens of Acanthochiton · collected 1927–1999Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 8, 1999, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; S. Coles also collected 24+ other specimens.

Acanthochiton observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-02.

2025-10-02

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

(c) Kassidy Wilkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-05

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2024-05-29

Naalehu, HI 96772, USA

(c) Bob Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-05

North Pacific Ocean, Holualoa, HI, US

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

2024-04-28

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

no rights reserved

2023-09-29

Maui, Wailea-Makena, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Acanthochiton. BPBM 261702. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34592548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261702.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 34592548 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026