Petaloconchus keenae
Vermetidae
- Collected by
- Ralph DeFelice, Steve Coles & J. Smith; Holly BolickHolly Bolick →Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →Jared G. Smith Jr. →
- Date
- 1998
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Petaloconchus keenae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-14.
2025-06-14
Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-14
Auau Channel, Lāhainā, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-06
Tugboat Ledge, Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-13
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-01-12
Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-09-25
Kapalua, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Petaloconchus keenae. BPBM 282295. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/282295.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026