Lyncina leviathan

Leviathan Cowry

Collected by: Howard WK Wilson
Collector number: 008B
Date: 2020
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Lyncina leviathan · collected 2020–2020Species page ›

Lyncina leviathan observed alive

This specimen was collected in 2020. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 94 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-08.

2026-01-08

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

no rights reserved

2026-01-02

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-02

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-02

Coffs Harbour - Pt B, AU-NS, AU

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-22

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

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

2025-09-10

Bundagen NSW 2454, Australia

(c) Adrian Gale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Lyncina leviathan. BPBM 288331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/288331.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026