Oxymeris cerithina

Terebridae

Collected by: Mary Milnor
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Honolulu District; Gray's Beach
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Oxymeris cerithina · collected 1953–1978Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Mary Milnor also collected 24+ other specimens.

Oxymeris cerithina observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-18.

2026-08-18

Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US

(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-11

Tracks Beach Park, 92-201 Farrington Hwy, Kapolei, HI 96707, USA

(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-23

Kuhio Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-31

Hawaii, US

(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-12-21

Honolulu County, HI, USA

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

2018-05-25

Ka'anapali, Maui, Hawai'i, USA

(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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

Cite this specimen

Oxymeris cerithina. BPBM 284438. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/284438.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026