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Erato sandwicensis
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Eratoidae
- 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
Collected the same day
On February 6, 2002, R. DeFelice & S. Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Erato sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2002. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-05.

2026-06-05
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-25
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

2024-05-09
Hawaiʻi, Keauhou, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2018-03-14
Poipu Beach Park, Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, 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
Erato sandwicensis. BPBM 265095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36764359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36764359 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
