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Cymatium muricinum
Cymatiidae
- Collected by
- Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
- Date
- April 8, 1950
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2761, -157.8270
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Cymatium muricinum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-26.

2026-01-26
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-19
Magic Island Beach, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-25
Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-06-01
Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island, Lanai Suite sand flat
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2017-05-28
Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2011-05-03
Kokee Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cymatium muricinum. BPBM 283244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/283244.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
