Thais aperta

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

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

52 Bishop specimens of Thais aperta · collected 1914–1962Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Drupa aperta observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-26.

2026-06-26

Kalanianaole Hwy, East Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-04-27

Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA

(c) Ray Simpson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-08

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) Dan O'Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-06

Koko Head District Park, East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-11-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-04

Hawaiʻi, Captain Cook, HI, US

(c) Jeff Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cite this specimen

Thais aperta. BPBM 65807. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39109259. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65807.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39109259 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026