Rhinoclavis sinensis

Obelisk Creeper

Cerithiidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Collector number: #207-1
Date: 1940
Locality: Kauaʻi
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 22.0627, -159.5370
Record type: Preservedspecimen

97 Bishop specimens of Rhinoclavis sinensis · collected 1922–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Rhinoclavis sinensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-28.

2026-02-28

Kalaheo, HI, US

(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-06-22

Lawai Rd Beach, Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-12-28

Koloa Landing, Hanakaape Bay, Poipu, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2002-12-28

Koloa Landing, Poipu, HI, US

(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Rhinoclavis sinensis. BPBM 282199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/282199.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026