Natica alapapilionis

Butterfly-Wing Sand Shell

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; King, M. E.Mary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Date: September 22, 1959
Locality: Niʻihau
Island: Niʻihau
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.8974, -160.1503
Record type: Preservedspecimen

7 Bishop specimens of Natica alapapilionis · collected 1932–1969Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 22, 1959, Pele Expedition; King, M. E. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Natica alapapilionis. BPBM 265206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37641749. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/265206.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37641749 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026