Oxymeris maculata

Big Auger

Terebridae

Collected by: Yokoyama, Kenji; Kenji Yokoyama EstateKona agent of Bishop Estate →Kenji Yokoyama →
Date: August 2, 1969
Locality: South Kohala; Puako; Nishard's Place
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.9732, -155.8325 ± 540 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Oxymeris maculata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1969. 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

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Cite this specimen

Oxymeris maculata. BPBM 280026. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280026.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026