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Hippa marmorata in life
In life — Pacific Mole Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 2012 Moorea Biocode, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 884Invertebrate Zoology

Hippa marmorata

Pacific Mole Crab

As recorded: Hippa pacifica (Dana, 1852)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Hippidae

Collected by
C.M. Cooke, Jr
Locality
Palmyra Atoll
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
26 Bishop specimens of Hippa marmorataSpecies page ›

Hippa marmorata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 123 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.

Hippa marmorata observed 2026-08-28

2026-08-28

Oʻahu, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) atthebeach67, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hippa marmorata observed 2026-08-12

2026-08-12

Kamehameha Hwy + Pohaku Loa Way, Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA

(c) Katie Corliss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hippa marmorata observed 2026-08-10

2026-08-10

Ko Olina, HI 96707, USA

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

Hippa marmorata observed 2026-08-02

2026-08-02

Kihei, HI, US

(c) alden flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hippa marmorata observed 2026-08-01

2026-08-01

Ko Olina, HI, US

(c) Soleil.C, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hippa marmorata observed 2026-06-28

2026-06-28

Touho, NC-NO, NC

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Hippa marmorata. BPBM 884. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37186983. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/884.

Record sources