BPBM 264168Malacology

Cerithium columna

Pillar Creeper

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cerithiidae

Collected by: DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: January 18, 2001
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Waikiki; Sta. 7; Canoes
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

177 Bishop specimens of Cerithium columna · collected 1902–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cerithium columna observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-11-21.

2021-11-21

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-17

Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2017-06-18

Tunnels Beach, Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-12-25

Maluaka Beach, Wailea-Makena, HI, US

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

2002-12-26

Black Rock, Kaanapali, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Cerithium columna. BPBM 264168. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35893276. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264168.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35893276 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026