Nassarius crematus

Burned Nassa

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Nassariidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; M.E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: August 29, 1959
Locality: Keehi Lagoon, Off; outside explosive anchorage area
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

159 Bishop specimens of Nassarius crematus · collected 1907–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 29, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M.E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Nassarius crematus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2004-12-25.

2004-12-25

Maalaea Bay, Kihei, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Nassarius crematus. BPBM 263975. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37640873. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/263975.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37640873 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026