Peristernia chlorostoma

Yellowmouth Spindle

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Fasciolariidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: May 1, 1923
Locality: Nihoa
Island: Nihoa
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

163 Bishop specimens of Peristernia chlorostoma · collected 1897–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Peristernia chlorostoma observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 129 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04

Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA

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2026-09-02

Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-08-17

Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US

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2026-07-13

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-07-10

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-09

Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Peristernia chlorostoma. BPBM 65781. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37977371. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65781.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37977371 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026