Vermetus alii

Animalia › Mollusca › Vermetidae

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

36 Bishop specimens of Vermetus alii · collected 1996–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Vermetus alii observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1999. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-05-28.

2017-05-28

Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island

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2017-05-26

Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island

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2017-05-25

Kaneohe Bay, Sunken City

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Cite this specimen

Vermetus alii. BPBM 261709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39634127. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/261709.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39634127 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026