BPBM 280021Malacology

Oxymeris maculata

Big Auger

Terebridae

Collected by: Yokoyama, Kenji; Kenji Yokoyama EstateKona agent of Bishop Estate →Kenji Yokoyama →
Date: June 11, 1972
Locality: South Kohala; Puako
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.9725, -155.8364 ± 656 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

52 Bishop specimens of Oxymeris maculata · collected 1960–1979Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 11, 1972, Yokoyama, Kenji; Kenji Yokoyama Estate also collected 3 other specimens.

Oxymeris maculata

Malacology

Oxymeris maculata

Malacology

Oxymeris maculata

Malacology

Still here: Oxymeris maculata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-12-19.

2019-12-19

Puako, HI, USA

(c) Julia Lewis DVM, MPH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Oxymeris maculata. BPBM 280021. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280021.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026