
Apataxia cerithiiformis
As recorded: Rissoina cerithiiformis Tryon, 1887
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Rissoinidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Ala Wai Harbor; fuel dock
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2849, -157.8436
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Apataxia cerithiiformis observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-08-14.

2025-08-14
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-23
Hawaii, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-21
Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2011-05-03
Kokee Beach, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Apataxia cerithiiformis. BPBM GBIF 4979309726. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979309726. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/gbif-4979309726.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979309726 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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