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Janthina janthina
Violet Sea Snail
Epitoniidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Date
- 1941
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4662, -157.8041 ± 6,689 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Janthina janthina observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-02-19.
2026-02-19
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-19
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-04-23
Waimanalo Bay, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-06
Oʻahu, Kailua, HI, US
(c) Brenden Holland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-08
Honolulu, HI 96816, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-16
Huli St + Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo Beach, HI 96795, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Janthina janthina. BPBM 282256. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/282256.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026