Vexillum tusum

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Costellariidae

Collected by: Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, SteveStephen L. Coles →HWN Island Harbor Survey →Pakki A. Reath →
Date: January 30, 2003
Locality: Hawaiian Archipelago; Molokai; Station 3; Kaunakakai Reef
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

52 Bishop specimens of Vexillum tusum · collected 1902–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 30, 2003, Reath, Pakki; HWN Island Harbor Survey/ Coles, Steve also collected 24+ other specimens.

Vexillum tusum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2003. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-17

Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US

(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-09

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08

Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Vexillum tusum. BPBM 267056. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39651796. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/267056.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39651796 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026