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Hipponix pilosa
Bearded Hoof Shell
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Hipponicidae
- Collected by
- W.A. & E.L. Bryan
- Date
- 1915
- Locality
- Kawaihau District; Kealia
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.1173, -159.3323 ± 1,119 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pilosabia trigona observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-19.

2026-05-19
Kalihiwai, HI, US
(c) Cait, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18
Kapaa Neighborhood Center, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-18
Kapaa Neighborhood Center, Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-15
Kuhio Hwy, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) pepperjackb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-15
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Leyton Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-11
Kauaʻi, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Elijah Okeefe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hipponix pilosa. BPBM 63938. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37192375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/63938.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37192375 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
