Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00081
Tulip Worm Shell
Eualetes tulipa
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About Tulip Worm Shell
Bishop Museum Technical Report 29 table records the species at Kauai station Ka1 (PDF p.110, printed p.102).
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 709533 resolves Eualetes tulipa as accepted.
The cited station is part of the Kauai coastal survey and is within reef/nearshore scope.
Direct Kauai coastal-station mark supports historical occurrence without relying on broad range.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Eualetes tulipa
- Common names
- Tulip Worm Shell
- Other names
- Eualetes tulipa
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical surveyed occurrence; recency not established.
- 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
- Eualetes tulipa is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Direct Kauai coastal-station mark supports historical occurrence without relying on broad range.