Tripneustes gratilla
Collector Urchin
As recorded: Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Echinoidea › Camarodonta › Toxopneustidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- N of Pt Temuriarai; 1-4 feet inside narrow reef before rampart
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2300, -158.1750
- Depth
- 1 m
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Tripneustes gratilla observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Nelson Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kennedy Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-01
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-05
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-03
ʻEwa, HI, US
(c) h0neybee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Hawaii, US
(c) maddy_wilkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-13
Waipahe Pl, Ko Olina, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tripneustes gratilla. BPBM 3864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979303775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/3864.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979303775 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026