Drupa ricinus

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

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

132 Bishop specimens of Drupa ricinus · collected 1828–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Drupa ricinus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20

Wailea Alanui Dr, Kihei, HI, US

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

2026-04-27

Poipu, Koloa, HI 96756, USA

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

2026-04-03

Honaunau Beach Rd, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US

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

2026-03-10

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

(c) Maxfield Marley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-08

Honokōwai Beach Park, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA

(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26

Maui, Hawaii, United States

(c) Joe Paquin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Drupa ricinus. BPBM 65977. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36566184. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65977.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36566184 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026