Toxopneustes maculatus
As recorded: Toxopneustes maculatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Toxopneustidae
- Collected by
- D. Thaanum and L.A. ThurstonDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Toxopneustes maculatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Baie des Traîtres, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-05
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-03
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-02
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-19
Baie de Aotupa, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Toxopneustes maculatus. BPBM 290. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39355731. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/290.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39355731 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026