Cymatium pileare

Cymatiidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Date: January 17, 1959
Locality: Honaunau
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.4238, -155.9115 ± 349 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

118 Bishop specimens of Cymatium pileare · collected 1915–1995Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 17, 1959, Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection] also collected 3 other specimens.

Cerithium columna

Malacology

Rhinoclavis sinensis

Malacology

Strombus maculatus

Malacology

Still here: Cymatium pileare observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2017-06-16.

2017-06-16

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

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

Cite this specimen

Cymatium pileare. BPBM 283412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/283412.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026