
Carinapex minutissima
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Horaiclavidae
- 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
Collected the same day
On January 18, 2001, DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Carinapex minutissima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-05.

2025-03-05
Kikaua Point, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2018-03-14
Poipu Beach, Koloa, HI 96756, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2017-05-28
Kaneohe Bay,outside reef N end of Bay
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2017-05-26
Kaneohe Bay, outer reef beyond Kapapa Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2016-12-04
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2014-07-20
Puako, Kohala District, Hawaii, Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carinapex minutissima. BPBM 264253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35785083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264253.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35785083 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
