Chelonaplysilla violacea
(Lendenfeld, 1883)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 164869 ↗
Photo: (c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David R (iNaturalist)
7
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
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First collected
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Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Chelonaplysilla violacea, most mentions first.
1997
Biodiversity of marine communities in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii with observations on introduced exotic speciesColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge, J.T. Carlton, R.L. Pyle, & A. Suzumoto · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
1999
Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, HawaiiColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
4 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Alive today
29 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-07-13
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) cello caruso-turiello, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-14
Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA
(c) sophialabiy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-11
Kailua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-24
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-20
Ala Moana Regional Park, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-04
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)