
Cerithium columna
Pillar Creeper
Cerithiidae
- Collected by
- Dale Sarver; Dale Sarver
- Date
- 2008
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Cerithium columna observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-11-21.

2021-11-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-17
Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2017-06-18
Tunnels Beach, Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2004-12-25
Maluaka Beach, Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2002-12-26
Black Rock, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cerithium columna. BPBM 274011. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274011.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
