Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00023

Hilo Risso

Bittinella hiloensis

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About Hilo Risso

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a records direct presence at Kauai coastal stations.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 887301 accepts Bittinella hiloensis.

The 2002-2003 survey sampled harbors and nearby coral reefs.

Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a provides an authoritative dated Kauai nearshore station record from 2002-2003, verifying historical occurrence. It predates the locked 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff and no newer authoritative evidence was inspected.

Names and classification

Scientific name: Bittinella hiloensis
Common names: Hilo Risso
Other names: Bittinella hiloensis · Stosicia hiloense
Record type: species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence: historical; authoritative Kauai survey evidence from 2002-2003; no qualifying evidence on/after 2016-10-01
Origin: Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status: Not assessed
Evidence limits: Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats: Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description: Bittinella hiloensis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Bishop Museum Technical Report 29a provides an authoritative dated Kauai nearshore station record from 2002-2003, verifying historical occurrence. It predates the locked 2016-10-01 current-status cutoff and no newer authoritative evidence was inspected.

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