Plesiotrochus luteus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Plesiotrochidae

Collected by: DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: January 18, 2001
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Waikiki; Sta. 8; Ala Wai Buoy
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

24 Bishop specimens of Plesiotrochus luteus · collected 1911–2011Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Plesiotrochus luteus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-07.

2025-12-07

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-11-27

Kaanapali, HI, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-11-27

Kaanapali, HI, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Plesiotrochus luteus. BPBM 264243. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38133147. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264243.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38133147 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026