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Pilumnus in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Amaury Durbano
BPBM 2361Invertebrate Zoology

Pilumnus

As recorded: Pilumnus Leach, 1816

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Pilumnidae

Locality
Teraina Island
Island
Teraina Island
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
40 Bishop specimens of PilumnusSpecies page ›

Pilumnus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,002 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Pilumnus observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

West, Singapore

(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pilumnus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Saltburn-By-The-Sea, England, GB

(c) Alexander Bevan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pilumnus observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

(c) Antón Vázquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pilumnus observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Putla Villa de Guerrero, Oax., México

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

Pilumnus observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Waikoloa Beach Resort, HI, USA

(c) Lyndsey Meewes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pilumnus observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Waitrose, Menai Bridge LL59 5EA, UK

(c) rea_74, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pilumnus. BPBM 2361. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38051327. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/2361.

Record sources