Cymatium pileare

Cymatiidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection]
Date: 1952
Locality: Honolulu; Fort Kamehameha
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Cymatium pileare observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-06-20.

2021-06-20

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-06-13

Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-03-06

252 Paoa Pl, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

(c) Tyler Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-06-16

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

(c) Shane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cymatium pileare. BPBM 283423. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/283423.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026