BPBM 265078Malacology

Turbo sandwicensis

Hawaiian Turbo Snail

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae

Collected by: R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: February 6, 2002
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Hawaii Kai; Sta. 3, "Channel Marker"
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

120 Bishop specimens of Turbo sandwicensis · collected 1894–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 6, 2002, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Turbo sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 210 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Kamehameha Hwy + Ke Nui Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA

(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-23

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

no rights reserved

2026-09-13

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Casey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Turbo sandwicensis. BPBM 265078. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39530624. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265078.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39530624 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026