Cellana talcosa

Giant 'Opihi

Nacellidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: #281-2
Date: 1928
Locality: Molokaʻi
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1401, -157.0125
Record type: Preservedspecimen

22 Bishop specimens of Cellana talcosa · collected 1928–2005Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cellana talcosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-05-13.

2022-05-13

Kaunakakai, Moloka'i, Hawai'i USA

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

Cite this specimen

Cellana talcosa. BPBM 281678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/281678.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026