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Cymatium aquatile in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Shankar Meyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shankar Meyer
BPBM 264136Malacology

Cymatium aquatile

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Cymatiidae

Collected by
DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date
January 18, 2001
Locality
Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Waikiki; Sta. 6; 100' Wreck
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
50 Bishop specimens of Cymatium aquatile · collected 1904–2027Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 18, 2001, DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Monoplex aquatilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-17.

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

Cite this specimen

Cymatium aquatile. BPBM 264136. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36243353. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264136.

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