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Vanikoro in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Steve Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Smith
BPBM 264414Malacology

Vanikoro

Animalia › Mollusca › Vanikoridae

Collected by
DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date
January 22, 2001
Locality
Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Waikiki; Sta. 10; Kapua Ch.
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preservedspecimen
25 Bishop specimens of Vanikoro · collected 1904–2001Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 22, 2001, DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vanikoro observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-05.

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

Cite this specimen

Vanikoro. BPBM 264414. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39626611. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264414.

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