Oxymeris crenulata
Crenulated Auger
(Linnaeus, 1758)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 564243 ↗
Photo: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Takaaki Hattori (iNaturalist)
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1977
First collected
1987
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
2 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1977 by Richard Nakagawa; Francine Paxon & Misao Nakagawa (Kwajalein Atoll). The Museum last collected it in 1987; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 18, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
24 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-18
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-10
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) snelson182, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-26
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-20
Kahuku, HI, US
(c) IDClaire, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-11
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-29
North Pacific Ocean, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) marceldonut, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)