Littorina pintado

Dotted Periwinkle

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Littorinidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: May 1, 1923
Locality: Nihoa; reefs at foot of pali; SW side
Island: Nihoa
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

141 Bishop specimens of Littorina pintado · collected 1828–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Littoraria pintado observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 931 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Kepuhi Bay, Hoolehua, HI, US

(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Lahaina, HI, US

(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Makai Pier, Waimanalo, HI, US

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

2026-10-05

Haiku, HI 96708, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Punaluʻu Rd @ Punaluʻu Beach Park, Hawaii 96772, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Littorina pintado. BPBM 65806. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37456264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65806.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37456264 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026