Terebra cerulescens

Sandbeach auger

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Terebridae

Collected by: Joseph S. Emerson
Date: May 21, 1930
Locality: Micronesia
Region: Federated States of Micronesia
Record type: Preservedspecimen

Collected the same day

On May 21, 1930, Joseph S. Emerson also collected 24+ other specimens.

Hastula hectica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 84 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19

Kilifi North, Kilifi, Kilifi, KE

(c) Stephanie Dolrenry, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-05-16

Bellows Field Beach Park, HI, US

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

2026-04-25

Old Puako Rd, Kamuela, HI, US

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

2026-03-14

Hanalei Bay, HI, US

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

2026-02-18

Al ʻIqqah - Fujairah - Объединенные Арабские Эмираты

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

2026-02-16

S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Terebra cerulescens. BPBM 69760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39039886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/69760.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39039886 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026