Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiian Turbo Snail
Turbinidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess (C.M. Burgess Collection)
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- Koolauloa; Paumalu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.6565, -158.0244 ± 3,053 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Turbo sandwicensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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)
2026-06-05
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Turbo sandwicensis. BPBM 278418. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/278418.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026